Project CHEER (Comprehensive Headache Evaluation, Education, Relief)
CompletedNot applicableNCT00417742
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
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.
Study details
- Official title
- A Randomized Trial of Headache Management Programs
- Conditions
- Chronic Headache
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Service delivery through a Headache Management Program
- Sponsor
- Duke University
- Collaborators
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); Innovative Medical; Thomas Jefferson University
- Start date
- 2002-06
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 21 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 3
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * age 21 or over * have chronic headache thought to be of tension-type, migraine or mixed etiology * intend to continue headache care at their current location for the next six months * MIDAS score \>5 Exclusion Criteria: * Under age 21 * Currently seeing a neurologist for headache care * Currently being seen in a Headache Clinic * MIDAS score \<5
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00417742