Greater Occipital Nerve Blockade in Veterans With Post-concussion Headache: Sub-study 2
Anesthetic Greater Occipital Nerve Blockade in Veterans With Post-Traumatic Headache: Sub-study 2
Yale University
36 participants
Sep 1, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Anesthetic greater occipital nerve (GON) blockade is a simple, inexpensive, and safe procedure that has demonstrable headache pain suppressing effects. In this study, Veterans with post-traumatic headache will be randomized to receive 0.0%, 0.05%, or 0.5% bupivacaine in bilateral GON blocks and the lasting (i.e., transitional) effects on headache frequency measured in a headache diary.
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Interventions
Three subcutaneous injections of 1 mL each will be injected on both sides of the occipital region around the greater occipital nerve.
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NCT07796074