Headache (Migraine)
Conditions
Keywords
Pain, Headache, Migraine, Disability
Brief summary
Migraine is a prevalent and disabling neurological condition that often coexists with other health issues, such as hypertension and impaired physical, mental, and social functioning. Understanding the prevalence of migraine and its associations with these health domains can provide valuable insights into the broader impact of migraine on overall well-being. By focusing on patients at the Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University of Engineering in China, this study can identify specific health burdens within this population, inform integrated clinical management strategies, and support the development of targeted interventions to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.
Detailed description
Migraine is a common and disabling neurological disorder that poses a significant public health burden worldwide. In China, the estimated prevalence of migraine is approximately 9.3%, with higher rates reported among women and individuals of working age. Despite being one of the most prevalent types of primary headache disorders, migraine remains underdiagnosed and undertreated in many regions of China, partly due to limited awareness and access to specialized care. Concurrently, hypertension is highly prevalent in the Chinese adult population, with nearly one in four adults affected, making it a leading contributor to cardiovascular morbidity. Emerging evidence suggests a potential bidirectional relationship between migraine and hypertension, possibly linked through shared pathophysiological mechanisms such as endothelial dysfunction, autonomic dysregulation, and inflammatory pathways. Moreover, migraine is often associated with detrimental effects on physical, mental, and social health, including impaired physical function, increased pain intensity, depression, anxiety, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and reduced ability to participate in social roles and activities. However, studies exploring these multidimensional impacts in Chinese clinical populations remain limited. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the prevalence of migraine and its association with hypertension as well as physical, mental, and social health domains among headache patients at the Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University of Engineering, China.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
• Patients diagnosed with headache according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition (ICHD-3).
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with other major diseases or severe mental disorders; * History of endocrine, immune, or nervous system diseases or other severe somatic diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of migraine | Day 1 | The overall number and proportion of people with migraine (according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (ICHD-3)) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Correlation with hypertension | Day 1 | Hypertension will be assessed using self-reported hypertension status (Yes/ No) |
| Correlation with physical (physical function, pain intensity)， mental (depression, anxiety, fatigue, sleep disturbance) and social (ability to participate in social roles and activities) | Day 1 | Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) measures domains including physical (physical function, pain intensity)， mental (depression, anxiety, fatigue, sleep disturbance) and social (ability to participate in social roles and activities). The total score of each domain is converted to a standardized T score. High scores mean more of the domains being measured. |
| Correlation with migraine disability | Day 1 | The MIDAS (Migraine Disability Assessment) is a validated questionnaire used to measure headache-related disability over the past three months. It consists of five questions, each addressing the number of days affected by migraines. Each answer is recorded as a number of days. The higher score indicating more severe migraine disability |
| Correlation with quality of life | Day 1 | The Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MSQ) is a validated tool used to assess the impact of migraine on a patient's quality of life. Raw scores are first calculated by summing item responses for each domain. Raw scores are then transformed into a 0-100 scale, where higher scores indicate better quality of life. |
Countries
China
Contacts
Primary ContactChai Nien Associate Professor, PhD
Backup ContactChai Nien Associate Professor, PhD
Outcome results
None listed