Efficacy and Safety of Tx360® Transnasal Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block in the Treatment of Chronic Migraine

Last updated: January 2, 2024
Sponsor: Tian Medical Inc.
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

3

Condition

Chronic Pain

Pain

Oral Facial Pain

Treatment

Tx360

Clinical Study ID

NCT03337620
16-001TI
  • Ages 18-65
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a double blind placebo-controlled study which will evaluate the efficacy of bupivacaine compared to saline, delivered by the Tx360® device to the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), to treat chronic migraine headache. The Tx360® is a nasal applicator which is cleared through the FDA for transnasal medication delivery, including delivery to the SPG. The SPG has been implicated in a variety of cephalalgias. It is critical to the success of this intervention that the blocking agent be accurately delivered to this area as it is the only non-bony access to the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF). Subjects meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria will receive 12 intranasal treatments to the SPG over a period of 4 weeks with follow-up monthly for an additional 3 months post-treatment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects may be included that meet the following criteria:
  1. willing to participate and sign informed consent
  2. ability to understand informed consent and study procedures, including able touse the electronic Daily Headache Diary
  3. in general good health based on investigator's judgment
  4. male or female, age must be between 18 to 65 years of age, inclusive
  5. chronic migraine meeting the diagnostic criteria listed in the InternationalClassification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-III beta version, 2013), as follows:
  6. History of frequent headaches suggestive of chronic migraine (at least 15days per month with 8 or more being migraine) for at least three monthsprior to screening
  7. Verification of headache frequency through prospectively collected baselineinformation during the 28-day screening/baseline phase demonstratingheadaches at least 15 days, with at least 8 days per month fulfilling anyone of the following
  8. Qualify as being a migraine
  9. Relieved by migraine specific acute medications
  10. onset of migraine before age 50
  11. able to differentiate migraine from any other headache they may experience (e.g.,tension-type headache)
  12. stable history of migraine at least 3 months prior to screening with headachefree periods
  13. not currently taking a migraine preventive OR has been taking a stable dose of apreventive for at least 60 days prior to screening and agrees to not start, stop,or change medication and/or dosage during the study period a) subjects on migraine preventative should have stable headache pattern
  14. subject is either not of childbearing potential, as defined in the methodssection, or if they are of childbearing potential they agree either to remainabstinent or use (or have their partner use) an acceptable method of birthcontrol for the duration of the study
  15. demonstrated compliance with the electronic Daily Headache Diary during the 28-day screening/baseline phase as defined by entry of headache data on a minimumof 22 to 28 days (80% diary compliance) in or completing the study.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria: Subjects will be excluded that meet the following criteria:

  1. unable to complete headache records (diary) as required by protocol
  2. pregnant, actively trying to become pregnant, or breast-feeding
  3. history of medication overuse (MO) of opioids, or butalbital, as defined by ICHD-IIIbeta criteria in the previous 12 months and/or MO during 28-day screening/baselinephase (Appendix B).
  4. history of hemiplegic migraine, basilar migraine, cervicogenic headache, occipitalneuralgia or post-traumatic headache as defined by ICHD-III beta criteria (Posttraumatic headache needs to have developed within 7 days of the following: injury tothe head, regaining of consciousness following injury to the head, or discontinuationof medications that impair ability to send or report headache following the injury tothe head.
  5. has failed greater than 2 migraine preventative medications due to lack of efficacyafter adequate trial
  6. received onabotulinumtoxinA for migraine or for any medical or cosmetic reasonsrequiring injections in the head, face, or neck during the 4 months before screening.
  7. has a planned military deployment within the 6 months post screening
  8. has previously received SPG blocks using the Tx360®device
  9. history of substance abuse and/or dependence within the past 5 years, in the judgmentof the Investigator
  10. unstable neurological condition or a significantly abnormal neurological examinationwith focal signs or signs of increased intracranial pressure, in the judgment of theinvestigator
  11. suffers from a serious illness, or an unstable medical condition, one that couldrequire hospitalization, or could increase the risk of adverse events, in the judgmentof the investigator
  12. any psychiatric condition with psychotic features, and/or any other psychiatricdisorder not stable or well controlled, that would interfere in the ability tocomplete study activities
  13. malignancy within the past year, except for basal or squamous cell carcinoma of theskin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix that has been successfully treated
  14. nasal septal deformity such as cleft lip and palate, choanal atresia, atrophicrhinitis, rhinitis, or septal perforation
  15. recent nasal/midface trauma (< 3 months)
  16. nasal or facial fracture
  17. recent nasal/sinus surgery (< 3 months)
  18. bleeding disorder such as Von Willebrand disease or hemophilia
  19. severe respiratory distress
  20. neoplasm such as Angiofibroma, sinus tumor, granuloma
  21. nasal congestion present more than 10 days with fever (temperature ≥ 100.4 F) andnasal mucous is an abnormal color
  22. skin around and inside the nasal passage that is dry, cracked, oozing, or bleeding
  23. recurrent nose bleeds
  24. allergy to bupivacaine
  25. has a score > 0 on question 9 of PHQ-9 at any visit
  26. received any investigational agents within 30 days prior to Visit 1
  27. plans to participate in another clinical study at any time during this study
  28. have any other conditions that in the judgment of the Investigator would make thesubject unsuitable for inclusion, or would interfere with the subject participating

Study Design

Total Participants: 174
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Tx360
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
September 20, 2017
Estimated Completion Date:
December 29, 2023

Study Description

This is a phase III, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, prospective, clinical trial examining the outcomes of subjects with chronic migraine headache who are treated with 0.3cc of 0.5% bupivacaine bilaterally vs 0.3cc of sterile water bilaterally, each delivered to the mucosal surface of the SPG through each nare with the Tx360® device.

Subjects must have a current history of ICHD-III beta migraine with > 14 headache days per month (with 8 or more being migraine) in the 3 months prior to the screening visit. Subjects will be required to have a stable history of doses of migraine prophylactic medication for at least 30 days prior to the start of the 28-day screening/baseline phase and for the duration of the study. At Visit 1, the subject will sign the informed consent indicating they are willing to participate in the study. Initially, subjects who meet the study criteria will participate in a 28-day screening/baseline phase. During the 28-day screening/baseline phase, all subjects will be monitored through the use of electronic Daily Headache Diary (DHD) to ensure they continue to meet all inclusion criteria, and none of the exclusion criteria.

If baseline criteria have been met at the end of the 28-day screening/baseline phase, the subject will return to the clinic for Visit 2 to be randomized into one of the two treatment groups and begin the 4-week treatment phase of the study. Subjects who meet all inclusion criteria, and none of the exclusion criteria, will be assigned to a treatment group based on a computerized randomization number produced by a computer software system. One hundred and eighty subjects will be randomized 1:1 to receive 0.3cc of 0.5% bupivacaine bilaterally or 0.3cc of sterile water bilaterally. One member of the staff will allocate study medication, based on the randomization plan, in a blinded fashion to subject, coordinator, and investigator. At Visit 2, the subject will receive the first treatment.

The subject will return to the clinic three times per week for treatments, totaling 12 treatments.

At visit 13, subjects will receive the last treatment and will be transitioned into the post-treatment phase of the study.

The subject will be followed for an additional 3 months during the post-treatment phase for a total of 20 weeks participation in the study. During this post-treatment phase, the subject will maintain the DHD at an 80% participation rate and two monthly phone visits will take place 1 and 2 months post treatment respectively.

The subject will complete the study at Visit 14 to the clinic for final follow-up.

Connect with a study center

  • Hartford Headache Center

    East Hartford, Connecticut 06118
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Waterbury Neurology

    Middlebury, Connecticut 06762
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticut 06519
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • New England Institute for Clinical Research

    Stamford, Connecticut 06905
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Eisenhower Army Medical Center

    Fort Gordon, Georgia 30905
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Crescent City Headache and Neurology Centre

    Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MedVadis Research

    Watertown, Massachusetts 02472
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Clinvest Research, LLC

    Springfield, Missouri 65810
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Hudson Medical

    New York, New York 10007
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • North Suffolk Neurology, PC

    Port Jefferson Station, New York 11776
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Womack Army Medical Senter

    Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28310
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Preferred Primary Care Physicians

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Lone Star Neurology

    Frisco, Texas 75035
    United States

    Site Not Available

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