Study on Migraine and Headache in Epileptic Patients

May 22, 2014 updated by: Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd

MIGRAINE AND HEADACHE IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS

The purpose of this study is to collect data from patients who are diagnosed with epilepsy and are followed up in epilepsy clinics.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Headaches and epilepsy are chronic disorders with episodic manifestations characterized by recurrent attacks of nervous system dysfunction with a return to baseline between attacks. Although it is not uncommon that patients with epilepsy suffer from headaches, the relations between seizures and headaches is multi-factorial. Headaches may occur immediately before (preictal), during (ictal), or after (postictal) a seizure. In addition to seizure-associated headaches, patients often experience headaches that are not temporally related to seizures-interictal headaches. Moreover, epidemiological studies indicate an association of migraine and epilepsy with an increased prevalence of migraine in patients with epilepsy. Up to now, there is still limited information about the relationship between the frequency of seizure attacks and headache occurrences. Thus, we purpose this study to investigate the incidence of headaches, to explore the relationship between seizure attacks and headache occurrences, to classify the headache, and to document the frequency, characteristics, and effects of migraine and headaches among patients with epilepsy. This study is a multi-centre survey to collect data from patients who are diagnosed with epilepsy and are followed up in epilepsy clinics. Patients can only participate in this study after signing and dating the inform consents. There are two stages of this study: Stage I: On enrollment, data on demographic characteristics, epilepsy profile, seizure frequencies, and epilepsy treatment would be obtained. Body weight and height would be measured. Information of prior headache occurrences and their relationships with seizures would also be collected. Stage II: Patients enrolled into this study will be divided into three group: patients who are seizure free for past 6 months, patients with > 1 attack every month within past 6 months, and other patients. Participants of each group will be enrolled into Stage II for 24-week follow-up. Information of seizure attacks, headache occurrences, and treatment will be collected. This is an observational study and no study drug is administered.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

955

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

7 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

This study will enroll patients with diagnosis of epilepsy and age should be equal or more than 7 years old.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients diagnosed with epilepsy
  • Patients or parent(s)/caregiver(s) have signed and dated an informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have non-epileptic events in addition to epilepsy, such as pseudoseizures or an acute symptomatic cause of seizures (e.g., a metabolic disturbance, toxic exposure, active CNS infection)
  • Patients with progressive or degenerative neurological disorder
  • Patients with an active malignancy
  • Patients or parents/caregivers with known or suspected psychotic disease, mental retardation, or any mental situation which may cause the concern to properly complete this survey.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
001
Other: Observational study in Epileptic Patients
Observation study in Epileptic Patients with Migraine and Headache

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To determine the prevalence and the frequencies of migraines and other types of headache among patients with epilepsy, and to explore the relationship between seizure frequencies and headache occurrences
Time Frame: Participants of each group will be enrolled for 24-week follow-up.
Participants of each group will be enrolled for 24-week follow-up.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
A decreased number of seizure symptoms as noted by the improved score on the 10-point Visual Analog Scale
Time Frame: 24 weeks
24 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 21, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 21, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

March 25, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 23, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 22, 2014

Last Verified

May 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CR014668

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