Can a steroid ease Post-Trauma headaches?
NCT ID NCT04799015
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding a steroid called dexamethasone to standard headache medicine helps people with headaches caused by a recent head injury. 162 adults with moderate to severe headaches were randomly assigned to get either the steroid plus standard medicine or standard medicine alone. The main goal was to see how many still had moderate or severe headaches 48 hours after leaving the emergency room.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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162 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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16 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Meet International Classification of Headache Disorders (3rd edition) criteria for acute post-traumatic headache as follows: * Traumatic injury to the head has occurred * Headache has developed within 7 days of injury to the head * Headache is not better accounted for by another diagnosis (e.g., migraine or tension-type headache) * The headache must be rated as moderate or severe in intensity at the time of initial evaluation Exclusion Criteria: * More than ten days have elapsed since the head trauma * Headache has already been treated with an anti-dopaminergic medication * Medication allergies * Contra-indications including pheochromocytoma, seizure disorder, Parkinson's disease, use of Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, and use of anti-rejection transplant medications
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Montefiore
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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