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Treatment of stage withdrawal headaches caused by abuse drugs.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Headache caused by drug abuse.
Drug-induced headache
Registration Number
IRCT2016060718479N1
Lead Sponsor
Vice Chancellor for Research of Babol University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

age between 15-60 years; daily headache present on 15day/month; regular overuse for >3 month of 1 or more acute/symptomatic treatment drugs; headache has developed during medication overuse.
Exclusion criteria:
Age<15 years, severe systemic pathologic associated to chronic headache; major psychiatric disorder such as major depression; hypochondriasis; Contraindication or sensitivity to drugs use in study; pregnancy or lactation

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
umber of headache attack s. Timepoint: Before treatment, after 2 month of treatment. Method of measurement: number.;Remission headache. Timepoint: Before treatment, after 2 month of treatment. Method of measurement: Qualitative and based on the positive or negative.;The days of headache. Timepoint: Before treatment, after 2 month of treatment. Method of measurement: day.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Drug side effect. Timepoint: At the start of the intervention, after 2 month of treatment. Method of measurement: questionnaire.
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