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A Research Study to Examine Cutaneous Allodynia and Cluster Headache

NCT00329836 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 41

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Summary

This is a research study examining cutaneous allodynia and cluster headaches. Cutaneous allodynia means the feeling of pain or unpleasant sensation when normally non-painful stimuli (e.g. light touch) are applied to the skin. Many studies have been performed looking at the presence of cutaneous allodynia in patients with migraines; however, few studies have examined it in cluster headache patients. There is still much to be learned about the brain and how it functions if the investigators are to understand the underlying causes of cluster headache. It is important to explore cutaneous allodynia in cluster headache as it may help guide physicians with the care of these individuals. Sixty patients will be screened for this study. Thomas Jefferson University is the only center enrolling patients in this research study.

Conditions

  • Cluster Headache

Interventions

OTHER

There are no interventions in the observational study. The symptom of allodynia was measured.

No intervention. Description of allodynia testing appears elsewhere in this document

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Abraham A. Ashkenazi, M.D. · Jefferson Headache Center/ thomas Jefferson University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-08-31
Primary Completion
2008-02-29
Completion
2008-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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