The Association Between Pain Catastrophizing Scale Score and Postspinal Headache

Is There an Association Between Pain Catastrophizing Scale Score and Postspinal Headache in Patients Underwent Cesarean Section With Spinal Anesthesia?

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02727244

Enrollment

300

Registered

2016-04-04

Start date

2016-04-15

Completion date

2017-04-15

Last updated

2018-06-19

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Conditions

Headache, Pain

Keywords

Pain Catastrophizing Scale

Brief summary

This study is aimed to elucidate the association between Pain Catastrophizing Scale Score and Postspinal Headache in Patients Underwent Cesarean Section With Spinal Anesthesia.

Detailed description

This study is aimed to elucidate the association between Pain Catastrophizing Scale Score and Postspinal Headache in Patients Underwent Cesarean Section With Spinal Anesthesia. Patients were asked to fill the questionnaire booklet including Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory before elective cesarean section in preoperative room in operating theater. In postoperative second and fourth day, patients will call by phone and be asked to have headache or any complaints. The intensity of headache will evaluate by using visual analog scale. Age, gender, and visual analog scale scores will be recorded.

Interventions

PROCEDUREurgent or elective cesarean section

a kind of surgical procedure to deliver a baby

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* American Society of Anesthesiologists score of I, II, III * without a history of cerebrovascular diseases * without any presence of psychiatric diseases

Exclusion criteria

* severe liver, kidney and cardiovascular diseases * peripheral arterial diseases * a history of allergy to local anesthetics * patients without cooperation * not to participate in the study * presence of neurologic or neuromuscular diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
pain catastrophizing scale score	one time in one year	numerical value obtained using pain catastrophizing scale score

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Beck depression inventory	one time in one year	numerical value obtained using Beck depression inventory
beck anxiety inventory	one time in one year	numerical value obtained using beck anxiety inventory
visual analog scale score	one time in one year	numerical value obtained using visual analog scale score

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026