Cluster headache, oxygen therapy, response to therapy, predictors, responders, nonresponders. Cluster hoofdpijn, zuurstof, zuurstoftherapie, reactie op therapie, therapieresistent, voorspellende factoren, responders, non-responders.
Conditions
Interventions
There will be no intervention in this study.
We will send questionnaires to the patients who suffer(-ed) from cluster headache.
Sponsors
Dr. P. J. Koehler. Department of Neurology, Atrium Medical centre Heerlen
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The only inclusion criterium is to meet the cluster headache criteria of the international headache society for the diagnosis of cluster headache (ICHD-II)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Under the age of 18. 2. Uncertainty about the diagnosis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We will study factors that differ between responders to oxygen therapy and the nonresponders. Factors that will be studied are for instance patient characteristics, headache characteristics, comorbidities and intoxications. The results will be obtained by questionnaires and by studying the medical file. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It may be possible that these characteristics tell us something about the mechanism of action of oxygen and cluster headache pathophysiology. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactA. Backx
Atrium medisch centrum Poli neurologie Postbus 4446
Outcome results
None listed