Prevalence of Post-craniotomy Headache in Siriraj Hospital

• Conditions: Adult Brain Tumor; Headache

• Registration Number: NCT01806155
• Lead Sponsor: Mahidol University

Brief Summary

Headache after major craniotomy may be a problem in taking care of the patients. The investigators want to identify the incidence of headache after major craniotomy and also the risk factors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-03
• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-06
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-07
• Status Verified: 2013-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 2013-08-19
• Primary Completion: 2014-03
• Study Completion: 2014-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient undergoing major craniotomy

Exclusion Criteria

• emergency surgery or traumatic patients
• may need postoperative ventilatory support more than 2 days
• cannot communicate
• psychiatric patients
• chronic use of benzodiazepine or drug abuse
• cannot follow the treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The incidence of headache after major craniotomy	3 months	By asking the patients about the symptoms

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
risk factors of headache after major craniotomy such as sex, education	3 months	by collecting the patients data

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University; 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand