Role of Homoeopathic Medicines in the treatment of Cluster Headache

Not Applicable

Conditions: Health Condition 1: G440- Cluster headaches and other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TAC)

Registration Number: CTRI/2022/01/039289

Lead Sponsor: Bakson Homoeopathic Medical Hospital

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot Yet Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

According to the criteria of the (ICHD) International Classification of Headache Disorders, at least 5 attacks meeting the following are required for diagnosis:

1.Severe unilateral, orbital (around the eye) and/or temporal (around the temple) pain lasting 15-180 minutes if untreated.

2.Attacks have a frequency from one every other to 8 per day.

Headache must be accompanied by at least one of the following:

1. Red eye or tearing on the side of the headache

2. Nasal congestion or runny nose on the side of the headache

3. Eyelid swelling on the side of the headache

4. Forehead and facial sweating on the side of the headache

5. Small pupil or eyelid droop on the side of the headache

6. A sense of restlessness or agitation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Migraine

2. Patients with other types of headache. (e.g. Post Traumatic Headaches, Tension Headache).

3. Headaches related to hypertension or any other comorbidity, (comorbidities: Chronic Headache, Arterial Hypertension).

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected that <br/ ><br>1.Positive response:- <br/ ><br> Symptomatic score changed on HIT Scale and VAS towards improvement. <br/ ><br>2.Negative response :- <br/ ><br> Symptomatic Score changed on HIT Scale and VAS towards worsening. <br/ ><br>3.Status Quo:- <br/ ><br> No change in the symptomatic score on HIT scale and VAS and no relief in complaints. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 12 Months

Secondary Outcome Measures