Chronic Daily Headache
Conditions
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to determine if patients with chronic daily headache have continuous headache or moments of headache relief. The secondary objective of this study is to determine the period of time patients who have chronic daily headache that is not continuous are headache free.
Detailed description
This study is a retrospective chart review of all patients over the age of 18 who are seen by the co-investigator during one initial, or routine follow up visit, with the diagnosis of chronic migraine, chronic tension type headache, new daily persistent headache, or chronic post traumatic headache(per International Headache Classification II guidelines6). Patients with the above diagnosis during their routine care are asked five standard questions about their headaches by the co-investigator, and the responses are recorded in the patient's medical record (see question sheet attached). These questions pertain to the patients' health care, and are asked of most patients at the Jefferson Headache center with chronic headache routinely during office visits.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Thomas Jefferson University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with Chronic Migraine, New Daily Persistent Headache, Chronic Tension type headache, or chronic post traumatic headache seen at the Jefferson Headache Center.
Exclusion criteria
* Subjects under age 18.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of Subjects With Daily Headache Who Have Continuous Headache | Records were reviewed from April 2009 through June 2009 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of Patient With Daily Headache Who Have Non-continuous Headache | Records were reviewed from April 2009 through June 2009 |
Countries
United States
Participant flow
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| Chronic Daily Headache Patients who fulfilled criteria for Chronic Migraine, New Daily Persistent Headache , Chronic Post Traumatic Headache or Chronic Tension Type Headache | 45 |
| Total | 45 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Chronic Daily Headache |
|---|---|
| Age, Categorical <=18 years | 0 Participants |
| Age, Categorical >=65 years | 3 Participants |
| Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years | 42 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Female | 38 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Male | 7 Participants |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk | EG001 affected / at risk |
|---|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | — / — | — / — |
| other Total, other adverse events | 0 / 18 | 0 / 27 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 0 / 18 | 0 / 27 |
Outcome results
Primary
Number of Subjects With Daily Headache Who Have Continuous Headache
Time frame: Records were reviewed from April 2009 through June 2009
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Headache Every Day (HED) Non-continuous | Number of Subjects With Daily Headache Who Have Continuous Headache | 18 participants |
| Headache Every Day Continuous | Number of Subjects With Daily Headache Who Have Continuous Headache | 27 participants |
Secondary
Number of Patient With Daily Headache Who Have Non-continuous Headache
Time frame: Records were reviewed from April 2009 through June 2009
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Headache Every Day (HED) Non-continuous | Number of Patient With Daily Headache Who Have Non-continuous Headache | 18 participants |
| Headache Every Day Continuous | Number of Patient With Daily Headache Who Have Non-continuous Headache | 27 participants |