Medication Overuse Headache
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is together with the BIMOH (NCT01314768) RCT study to evaluate whether training of GPs in the detection and treatment of medication overuse headache leads to improved care for these patients as compared to business as usual.
Detailed description
The present pilot study focuses on testing the logistics and the methodology of short intervention on a pilot group of GPs and their patients. Due to low recruitment and the pilot study focus on logistics and methodology, the study was changed to not include a control (business as usual) arm. The outcomes were evaluated as before - after data and qualitative comments on acceptability and utility of the method. Primary outcomes were changed to be the acceptability and utility (previously listed as secondary outcomes) while secondary outcomes were headache days and medication days (previously listed as primary).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTrained counselling
Sponsors
Department of General Practice and Community Medicine, Oslo
Head and Neck Research Group, Lørenskog
University Hospital, Akershus
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosed with medication overuse headache
Exclusion criteria
* Other complicating pain condition
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Qualitative comments of participants on acceptability and utility | 2 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Qualitative comments of participants on acceptability and utility. | 2 months |
| Number of medication days per month | 2 months |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed