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Project CHEER (Comprehensive Headache Evaluation, Education, Relief)

NCT00417742 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 828

Last updated 2014-08-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

PROJECT CHEER is a randomized controlled trial designed to test the effectiveness of a comprehensive focused approach to headache care. Three institutions are collaborating in this trial by establishing special Headache Programs that can provide individualized treatment and follow-up: Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC; Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA; and Kaiser Permanente in San Diego, CA. Support and oversight are provided by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

HEADACHE sufferers age 18 and over whose headaches interfere with their ability to work, study or enjoy life are eligible for this trial. Half of the enrolled individuals will be selected at random to receive care in the Headache Program and half will continue to receive care as usual from their primary care providers.

EVALUATION is an important part of this project. Every participant completes a screening interview and survey at the time of enrollment. The initial evaluation will provide an accurate diagnosis of headache type(s). The results of this evaluation will be reported to the primary care provider and may help to provide usual care. Subjects assigned to the Headache Program are further evaluated by the program manager in consultation with a headache specialist.

EDUCATION in headache care is provided to participants assigned to the Headache Program.

The classes include suggestions on diet and lifestyle as well as a review of medication use.

Note: The above is excerpted from the flyer we distributed to recruit patients to the trial.

Conditions

  • Chronic Headache

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Service delivery through a Headache Management Program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

    collaborator FED

  • Innovative Medical

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Duke University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David B Matchar, MD · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-06-30
Completion
2004-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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