OnabotulinumtoxinA for the Treatment of New Daily Persistent Headache: an Open Label Study

October 24, 2016 updated by: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of BOTOX® (OnabotulinumtoxinA) on the number of headache days in patients with New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH). NDPH is a benign form of chronic daily headache that comes in two forms: one that resolves on its own after months to years, or one that is difficult to treat and does not respond to preventive or abortive medications. Some patients experience migrainous features such as nausea, vomiting, photophobia, or phonophobia. BOTOX®, a treatment approved for chronic migraine, will be injected into specific muscles of the head and neck area by your study doctor, to evaluate its effectiveness in reducing or relieving NDPH days or severity. BOTOX has not been approved for NDPH and this is the first time it will be used for treatment of NDPH. All participants in this study will only receive BOTOX® and no other study drug.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

6

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10019
        • Roosevelt Hospital Headache Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Subjects aged 18 or older, male or female of any race with the diagnosis of NDPH meeting International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-2) criteria will be included in the study. The criteria is as follows:

A. Persistent headache fulfilling criteria B and C B. Distinct and clearly remembered onset, with pain becoming continuous and unremitting within 24 hours C. Present for >3 months D. Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Those with relevant physical or psychological illness, particularly conditions that might put them at risk if exposed to OnabotulinumtoxinA (myasthenia gravis, Eaton-Lambert syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or any other neuromuscular disease).
  2. Diagnosis of other primary/secondary headache disorder.
  3. Psychiatric disorders that could interfere with study participation.
  4. Subjects who abuse drugs, including headache treatments and alcohol (DSM IV criteria).
  5. Those allergic to compounds similar to the study medication.
  6. Those who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or who do not use adequate contraceptive methods.
  7. Those who have had any prior exposure to any botulinum toxin serotype.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: OnabotulinumtoxinA
155 units of OnabotulinumtoxinA, will be injected into 31 sites in the head and neck every 12 weeks for a total of 24 weeks using a sterile 30-gauge, 0.5 inch needle as 0.1 mL (5 Units) injections per each site. Injections will be divided across seven specific head/neck muscle areas (corrugator, procerus, frontalis, temporalis, suboccipital, splenius capitus and medial/lateral occipital, and trapezius).
Other Names:
  • Botox

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
change from baseline in frequency of headache days
Time Frame: 29 weeks
29 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 7, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 9, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

August 12, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 26, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 24, 2016

Last Verified

October 1, 2016

More Information

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