New plasma injection may ease spinal headaches
NCT ID NCT06790745
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested two treatments for headaches that can happen after a spinal tap. One treatment uses a person's own blood (epidural blood patch), and the other uses a special substance made from their blood (plasma-rich fibrin). The goal was to see which works better to relieve the headache. Sixty adults with this type of headache took part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Plasma-rich fibrin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for post-dural puncture headache, potentially with fewer side effects than the standard blood patch.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 60 participants. Results may not apply to everyone, and the new treatment might not be more effective than the existing one.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age from 18 to 65 years. * Both sexes. * Patients suffering from post-dural puncture headache. Exclusion Criteria: * Uncooperative patients. * Severe comorbid conditions. * Pregnancy. * Anticoagulant therapy. * Known allergies to plasma-rich fibrin or epidural blood patch components. * Body mass index (BMI) ≥35 kg/m2.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tanta University
Tanta, El-Gharbia, 31527, Egypt
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