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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12618001230246
ACTRN12618001230246
Completed
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Relationships between cerebrovascular function and the incidence and severity of headache in premenopausal women

niversity of Newcastle0 sites79 target enrollmentJuly 23, 2018

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Migraine
Sponsor
niversity of Newcastle
Enrollment
79
Status
Completed
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 23, 2018
End Date
December 18, 2019
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Newcastle

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Women between age 25 and menopause (\> 6 months cessation of menses)
  • Blood pressure \<160/100mmHg (determined at screening visit)
  • For migraine group: Suffer from migraine/headache \+/\- 3 days from their period and/or ovulation (mid\-cycle) in the previous three menstrual cycles, lasting 4\-72 hours with at least two of these characteristics: unilateral location, pulsating or throbbing pain, pain of at least moderate intensity, or aggravated by or causing avoidance of physical activity (walking/ stair climbing). They should be free from headache attacks at other times of the cycle.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not fluent in reading and writing in English.
  • No detectable transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound signal in the middle cerebral artery on either side.
  • TCD blood flow velocity \>185 cm/s
  • Liver or kidney disease
  • Hysterectomy
  • Malignant cancer
  • Insulin\-dependent diabetes
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Excessive alcohol intake (\>15 drinks per week)
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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