Headache
Conditions
Interventions
This is a double-blind randomized clinical trial with a control group. Patients will be randomized into two groups: Dipyrone Group: will receive an intravenous injection with a solution containing one
2. Visual Analog Pain Scale
3. Medication Global Rating Verbal Scale and Adverse Effects Questionnaire. To calculate the sample size, a pilot study will be carried out with the first 40 headache attacks presented by patients (20
Sponsors
Pós Graduação em Neuropsiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of both genders; aged 18 years or over; on hemodialysis treatment for chronic renal failure; diagnosed with dialysis headache according to the criteria of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3); who experience this headache during dialysis
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who have a known diagnosis of Acute Chronic Renal Failure; patients who are allergic to dipyrone
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of patients who were free of pain after 02 hours of administration of the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of patients who improved their pain after 02 hours (decrease in pain from moderate to severe (5 to 7 points) at baseline to mild or no pain (0 to 4 points) after 2 hours of administration of the intervention.;Time to obtain significant pain relief and complete improvement;Percentage of patients with sustained headache relief – patients who were pain-free after 2 hours of the intervention and who had no recurrence or need for rescue medication for pain in the first 24 hours after the intervention;Global evaluation of the patient in relation to the intervention.;Incidence of adverse effects | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactPedro Sampaio Rocha-Filho
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Outcome results
None listed