Prevalence of Post-craniotomy Headache in Siriraj Hospital

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01806155

Enrollment

200

Registered

2013-03-07

Start date

2013-03-31

Completion date

2014-10-31

Last updated

2013-08-19

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Conditions

Adult Brain Tumor, Headache

Keywords

craniotomy, headache, postoperative

Brief summary

Headache after major craniotomy may be a problem in taking care of the patients. The investigators want to identify the incidence of headache after major craniotomy and also the risk factors.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patient undergoing major craniotomy

Exclusion criteria

* emergency surgery or traumatic patients * may need postoperative ventilatory support more than 2 days * cannot communicate * psychiatric patients * chronic use of benzodiazepine or drug abuse * cannot follow the treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The incidence of headache after major craniotomy	3 months	By asking the patients about the symptoms

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
risk factors of headache after major craniotomy such as sex, education	3 months	by collecting the patients data

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Primary ContactSirilak Suksompong, MD

sirilak.suk@mahidol.ac.th6624113256

Outcome results