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Fibrin Sealant

Patching of CSF Leaks with Autologous Blood and Fibrin for CSF leak

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Duke University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
* Adult patients meeting International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd Edition (ICHD-3) criteria for a diagnosis of SIH (Table 1) who have had a contrast-enhanced brain MRI and a myelogram confirming the presence of a CSF leak will be recruited from the Duke Radiology spine intervention clinic \[25\]
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 2 weeks, 1 month, 4 months
Awards & highlights
All Individual Drugs Already Approved

Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to compare the efficacy of CT fluoroscopy-guided targeted epidural patching for treatment of imaging-confirmed spinal CSF leaks to that of a simulated procedure without patching material in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension.

Eligible Conditions
  • CSF leak

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 2 weeks, 1 month, 4 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 2 weeks, 1 month, 4 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change in Median (Headache Impact Test-6) HIT-6 Score From Baseline
Secondary study objectives
Change in Median EQ-5D (European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions) Score From Baseline
Change in Median HIT-6 Score From Baseline
Change in Median NRS Score From Baseline
+3 more

Awards & Highlights

All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Patching of CSF Leaks with Autologous Blood and FibrinActive Control1 Intervention
CT fluoroscopy-guided blood and fibrin glue patching targeted to the site of CSF leak.
Group II: Simulated Patching ProcedurePlacebo Group1 Intervention
Instead of injection of blood and fibrin glue patching material through the needles, an equivalent volume of preservative free sterile Elliots B solution will be injected.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Duke UniversityLead Sponsor
2,451 Previous Clinical Trials
2,971,746 Total Patients Enrolled
~2 spots leftby Nov 2025