Association Between Chronic Headache and Back Pain With Childbirth
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study uses a single questionnaire to evaluate two separate primary outcomes:
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To identify association between chronic headache in women who have given birth to children as compared to a control group of women who have raised children but have not given birth to them
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To identify association between chronic back pain in women who have given birth to children as compared to a control group of women who have raised children but have not given birth to them
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Detailed Description
Chronic headache and back pain have an excess prevalence in women as compared to men. This study uses a single survey that uses logic to assess for association between childbirth and chronic headache and between childbirth and chronic back pain using screening questions. The questions are, "Do you suffer from chronic headaches" and "Do you suffer from chronic back pain". Depending on the answer to the screening question, the subject will be given further questions only related to the syndrome that they endorsed.
Arm 1) There is an association between chronic headache and childbirth over and above raising children. Secondary outcomes are temporal association between onset or worsening of headache and childbirth, association between migraine headache and childbirth, association between chronic headache and anesthetic complications.
Arm 2) There is an association between chronic back pain and childbirth over and above raising children. Secondary outcomes are temporal association between onset or worsening of back pain and childbirth, association between chronic headache and anesthesia.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Chronic Headache Women who endorse chronic headache |
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| Chronic Back Pain Women who endorse chronic back pain |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Chronic headache [10 minute questionnaire]
Percent of patients with chronic headache who gave birth to children/Percent of patients with chronic headache who raised children but did not gave birth
- Chronic back pain [10 minute questionnaire]
Percent of patients with chronic back pain who gave birth to children/Percent of patients with chronic back pain who did not gave birth
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Migraine [10 minute questionnaire]
Percent of patients with migraine who gave birth to children/Percent of patients with migraine who did not gave birth
- Temporal coincidence of headache and childbirth [10 minute questionnaire]
Women who developed or had worse headache within one year of delivery compared to one year of starting to raise a child not delivered
- Temporal coincidence of headache and dural puncture [10 minute questionnaire]
Women who developed or had worse headache within one year of dural puncture compared to those who did not have a dural puncture
Other Outcome Measures
- Temporal coincidence of back pain and regional anesthesia [10 minute questionnaire]
Women who developed or had worse back pain within one year of regional anesthesia compared to those who did not have regional anesthesia
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female representation
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Lucille Packard Children's Hospital | Palo Alto | California | United States | 94305 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Stanford University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
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