Wilbrink, Leopoldine A., Teernstra, Onno P. M., Haan, Joost, van Zwet, Erik W., Evers, Silvia M. A. A., Spincemaille, Geert H., Veltink, Peter H., Mulleners, Wim, Brand, Ronald, Huygen, Frank J. P. M., Jensen, Rigmor H., Paemeleire, Koen ORCID: 0000-0001-8103-3899, Goadsby, Peter J., Visser-Vandewalle, Veerle and Ferrari, Michel D. (2013). Occipital nerve stimulation in medically intractable, chronic cluster headache. The ICON study: Rationale and protocol of a randomised trial. Cephalalgia, 33 (15). S. 1238 - 1248. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. ISSN 1468-2982

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Abstract

Background About 10% of cluster headache patients have the chronic form. At least 10% of this chronic group is intractable to or cannot tolerate medical treatment. Open pilot studies suggest that occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) might offer effective prevention in these patients. Controlled neuromodulation studies in treatments inducing paraesthesias have a general problem in blinding. We have introduced a new design in pain neuromodulation by which we think we can overcome this problem. Methods/design We propose a prospective, randomised, double-blind, parallel-group international clinical study in medically intractable, chronic cluster headache patients of high- versus low-amplitude ONS. Primary outcome measure is the mean number of attacks over the last four weeks. After a study period of six months there is an open extension phase of six months. Alongside the randomised trial an economic evaluation study is performed. Discussion The ICON study will show if ONS is an effective preventive therapy for patients suffering medically intractable chronic cluster headache and if there is a difference between high- and low-amplitude stimulation. The innovative design of the study will, for the first time, assess efficacy of ONS in a blinded way.

Item Type: Journal Article
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CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Wilbrink, Leopoldine A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Teernstra, Onno P. M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Haan, JoostUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
van Zwet, Erik W.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Evers, Silvia M. A. A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Spincemaille, Geert H.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Veltink, Peter H.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mulleners, WimUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brand, RonaldUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Huygen, Frank J. P. M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jensen, Rigmor H.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Paemeleire, KoenUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-8103-3899UNSPECIFIED
Goadsby, Peter J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Visser-Vandewalle, VeerleUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ferrari, Michel D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-473343
DOI: 10.1177/0333102413490351
Journal or Publication Title: Cephalalgia
Volume: 33
Number: 15
Page Range: S. 1238 - 1248
Date: 2013
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Place of Publication: LONDON
ISSN: 1468-2982
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EFFICACY; MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; GRAYMultiple languages
Clinical Neurology; NeurosciencesMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/47334

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