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Assessment of pain(due to brain surgery) in patients who underwent brain surgery due to any tumour

Predictors of post craniotomy headache in adult neurosurgical patients undergoing elective craniotomy: A prospective observational study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/01/062096
Enrollment
500
Registered
2024-01-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G891- Acute pain, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

PGIMER
Lead Sponsor
DGHS GNCTD
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of either sex in the age range of 18-75 yrs undergoing elective craniotomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of previous chronic headache 2. Drug abusers/chronic alcoholic 3.Glasgow coma scale(GCS)less than 15 4.Patients on antipsychotics/antidepressants 5.History of prolonged analgesics intake due to chronic pain syndrome 6.Pregnant patients. 7.Neurological deterioration of patients in post operative period

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the incidence of post craniotomy headache(PCH) in patients undergoing elective craniotomy at 12th hours,24th hours and at day 5 or discharge,whatever earlier.Timepoint: 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. incidence of PCH at 12,48 hrs & day 5 or discharge whichever earlier. 2.severity of PCH at defined time limitsTimepoint: 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAlok Kumar Mishra

PGIMER

hembhagat@rediffmail.com09216387387

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026