The incidence and perioperative predictors of chronic postcraniotomy headache: A prospective cohort study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20180703006

Enrollment

403

Registered

2018-07-03

Start date

2018-03-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Surgical patients undergoing craniotomy with persistent headache at 3 months craniotomy&#44

Interventions

Surgical patients undergoing craniotomy with persistent headache at 3 months

Prevention

Surgical patients undergoing craniotomy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Surgical patients undergoing elective craniotomy Able to answer the questionnaire with fully consciousness and good cognitive function

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Alternation of level of consciousness or Glasgow Coma Scores (GCS) <15 after surgery -Impaired cognitive function after surgery -Emergency craniotomy -Unable to communication or unable to complete the questionnaire -Patient suffered from chronic persistent headache attributed craniotomy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of post-craniotomy headache 3 months Surgical pain or headache, Numerical rating score >4/10	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Risk factor of post-craniotomy 3 months odds ratio	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactPornpan Chalermkitpanit

Chulalongkorn University

pornpan.c@chula.ac.th+66894554847

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026