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Direct Access to MRI and Neurology Referrals for the Management of Patients With Chronic Headache.

NCT02753933 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 296

Last updated 2017-08-08

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Summary

This study aims to evaluate whether direct access from General Practitioners (GPs) to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for patients with chronic headache decreases overall NHS costs and increases patient satisfaction compared to clinical practice with referral to Neurology Services.

Conditions

  • Chronic Headache

Interventions

OTHER

MRI scan

MRI head scan to be performed as the first Secondary Care contact.

OTHER

Neurology Appointment

Outpatient appointment with Neurologist as the first Secondary Care contact

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Asif Mazumder, MD · Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-04-30
Primary Completion
2018-06-30
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

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