Management of Post Dural Pucture Headache After Lower Limb Surgeries: Oral Prednisolone vs Oral Pregabalin

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-07-10
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare between oral prednisolone and oral pregabalin in management of PDPH to detect effectiveness of the treatment in reducing severity of PDPH, total rescue analgesic consumption and adverse effects of prednisolone and pregabalin in patients undergoing lower limb surgery.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Zagazig University
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Prednisolone; Pregabalin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• - Both gender.

• Age: 18- 50 years old.

• American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I - II.

• Patients are diagnosed as PDPH according to criteria of International Headache Society (IHS) after lower limb surgeries .

Exclusion Criteria:

• - Allergy to study drugs.

• History of chronic headache and migraine.

• History of cerebrovascular accidents and neurological disorders.

• Systemic infection

• History of uncontrolled DM or hepatic disease or pregnant female

• Patient refusal or uncooperative patient.