A Study of the Prevalence of Headache in Epileptic Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Epilepsy
• Interventions: Other: A structured questionnaire for seizure-related headache

• Registration Number: NCT00277368
• Lead Sponsor: Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence, characteristics and classification of headaches in epileptic patients.

Detailed Description

Headache is often ignored as a symptom of epileptic seizures. The purpose of this survey is to investigate the prevalence, characteristics and classification of seizure-associated headaches and non-seizure-associated headaches in epileptic patients in Korea, according the criteria of the International Headache Society 2004. In this survey, 577 consecutive patients with a recent diagnosis of epilepsy are interviewed by questionnaire about headaches associated with epileptic seizures. It involves questions about headache in general, localization, severity, duration and frequency, as well as headache associated with seizures, and about patient's family history. This Observational study does not involve the administration of any drugs.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-07
• Study First Submitted: 2006-01-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-01-13
• Study First Posted: 2006-01-16
• Study Completion: 2006-03
• Status Verified: 2010-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-04-26
• Last Update Posted: 2010-04-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 719

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with a recent diagnosis epilepsy
• Able to describe their symptoms by themselves
• Have had at least 2 episodes of seizures during the previous year
• Have had at least 1 headache during the previous year

Exclusion Criteria

• Well-controlled epileptic patients taking anti-epileptic medications

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
001	A structured questionnaire for seizure-related headache	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of seizure-related headache among epilepsy patients and its classification	At first visit (This study is cross-sectional)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The pain intensity of seizure-related headache	At 1st visit
The frequency of seizure-related headache	At 1st visit