Evaluation of Headache and Childbirth in a Chronic Pain Population

NCT04632420 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 52732b
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,112
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Headache and backache are common symptoms following childbirth. The incidence of these symptoms have been shown to increase during the postpartum period between 5 to 12 months following delivery. By 12 months postpartum up to 45% and 65% of women experience headache and backache, respectively. While studies have reported headache and backache as frequently persistent symptoms beyond the first year postpartum, few studies have specifically interrogated women seeking specialist pain physician input or identified predisposing risk factors. Finally there is little known about typically described pain characteristics of women who suffer with chronic postpartum headache and backache. We aim to compare the prevalence of chronic headache in women that have versus have not experienced childbirth.

Conditions

Headache

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Prevalence of chronic headache

  Percentage of patients with chronic headache in women who have given birth and who have not given birth

  10 minute questionnaire

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Severity of headache

  10 minute questionnaire

• Frequency of worst headache

  10 minute questionnaire

• Age of onset of headache

  10 minute questionnaire

• Postpartum headache

  10 minute questionnaire

• Predictors for postpartum headache

  10 minute questionnaire

Study Arms (2)

Women with child birth

Women attending chronic pain clinic who have previously experienced childbirth

Women without childbirth

Women attending chronic pain clinic who have not previously experienced childbirth

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Women who went to the pain clinic and fulfill the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

You may qualify if:

• Women greater than 18 years old
• Agreeing to be contacted for research purposes.
• Able to read and understand English who have had agreed to be contacted with a valid email address

You may not qualify if:

• Self identified as non-female
• Age \<18 years old.
• Women without computer or electronic device access or valid email address and women who did not respond

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Stanford University

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Headache

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 30, 2020
• First Posted: November 17, 2020
• Study Start: September 13, 2019
• Primary Completion: February 26, 2020
• Study Completion: February 26, 2020
• Last Updated: April 11, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)