Therapeutic value of counseling in the treatment of headache over medication use

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified; G44.4

• Registration Number: RBR-9kf3nq
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade de Pernambuco

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-06-26
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnostic of medication overuse headache at first appointment in Oswaldo Cruz University Hospital's headache clinics

Exclusion Criteria

Cognitive deficit witch restricts patient capacity to answer the questionnaires; patients taking analgesics for other type of pain besides headache; secundary headache diagnosis; pregnancy or breast-feeding; opiods overuse; previous tentative of medication overuse's withdraw; under 18 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umbers of patients who succeed in withdrawal from excessive medication for headache in 30 days and 60 days after inclusion in the study. Data is collected by headache diary and the questionnaire;Number of days/month of use of medication for headache in 30 days and 60 days after inclusion in the study. Data is collected by headache diary and the questionnaire;Number of patients returned for 30 and 60-day evaluation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of patients who reduced 50% or more the use of acute medication for headache in use days/month. Data is collected by headache diary and the questionnaire in 30 days and 60 days after inclusion in the study;Number of days/mohth with headache in 30 days and 60 days after inclusion in the study. Data is collected by headache diary and the questionnaire;Number of patients who no longer have chronic headache in 30 days and 60 days after inclusion in the study. Data is collected by headache diary and the questionnaire;Headache Impact Test in 30 days and 60 days after inclusion in the study