A Research Study To Compare Two Kinds Of Daily Headache

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	Thomas Jefferson University
Information provided by:	Thomas Jefferson University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00335803

Purpose

Chronic daily headache has been classified into several categories. One category is of sudden onset and is called New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH). Another category of daily headache evolves gradually and is called Transformed Migraine (TM). This research study is being conducted to compare people with these two kinds of daily headache in order to improve our understanding of these conditions.

Condition
Migraine

Genetics Home Reference related topics: familial hemiplegic migraine

MedlinePlus related topics: Headache Migraine

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Official Title:	A Comparison Of Subjects With New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH) And Subjects With Transformed Migraine (TM)

Further study details as provided by Thomas Jefferson University:

Study Start Date:	March 2006
Study Completion Date:	September 2007

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	14 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Male and female patients aged 14-65, inclusive
Diagnosis of NDPH or TM according to the Silberstein-Lipton criteria.
Ability to read and understand an informed consent form and study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnancy
Subjects with any disease or condition that would result in unreliable data or confound the data obtained for this study, as determined by the principal investigator.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00335803

Locations

United States, Pennsylvania
Jefferson Headache Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107

Sponsors and Collaborators

Thomas Jefferson University

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

william b young, M.D.

Jefferson Headache Center

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	WBY/NDPH-TM/001
Study First Received:	June 9, 2006
Last Updated:	November 26, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00335803
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Migraine Disorders
Headache
Central Nervous System Diseases

Headache Disorders, Primary
Brain Diseases
Headache Disorders

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009