G44.0
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients with episodic cluster headache in remission
single participation including completion of a standardized questionnaire and a subsequent semi-structured interview (duration approx. 60 minutes).
No control group or healthy volunteers are included.
Sponsors
LMU Klinikum | Kopfschmerzambulanz
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Diagnosis of episodic cluster headache according to the criteria of the International Headache Classification (ICHD-3) (International Headache Society, 2018). • At the time of data collection, patients had been in remission for at least 8 weeks. • Age 18+ • Signed informed consent of the patients. • Linguistic and cognitive ability to participate in a questionnaire study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Patients unable to consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment and thematic categorization of psychosocial, emotional, and functional burden in patients with episodic cluster headache during remission. Data will be collected once through a semi-structured interview. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Descriptive analysis of quantitative data from a self-developed questionnaire on burden during remission. - Measurement of psychological distress (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, DASS), disease-related impairment (Cluster Headache Impact Questionnaire, CHIQ), and health-related quality of life (Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey, VR-12). - Identification of burden patterns using qualitative content analysis. - Exploratory analysis of potential associations between perceived burden and sociodemographic characteristics. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactFlorentine Schuhr
LMU Klinkum
Outcome results
None listed