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Registration number
ACTRN12619000094178
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
10/01/2019
Date registered
22/01/2019
Date last updated
17/09/2023
Date data sharing statement initially provided
22/01/2019
Date results information initially provided
23/02/2022
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Epidemiology of adult patients with headache presenting to emergency departments (The HEAD study)
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Scientific title
Observational study of headache among adult patients presenting to emergency departments
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Secondary ID [1]
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Nil
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1226-5061
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Trial acronym
HEAD study
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Linked study record
Not applicable
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Headache in adults
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Migraine
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Condition category
Condition code
Neurological
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Other neurological disorders
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
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Patient registry
False
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Target follow-up duration
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Target follow-up type
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
All adult patients presenting to participating emergency departments (ED) will have epidemiological data collected. There is no intervention.
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Intervention code [1]
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Not applicable
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Comparator / control treatment
No control group - descriptive only
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Distribution of diagnoses (from a coded list). Determined by the treating doctor's coding of final emergency department diagnosis as per the ED data management system and the clinical record.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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In ED
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Primary outcome [2]
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Distribution of medications administered to participants (from a coded list). Determined by drugs administered as per participant's medication chart..
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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in ED
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Primary outcome [3]
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Disposition from the emergency department. Determined by discharge destination field on emergency department data management system
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Assessment method [3]
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Timepoint [3]
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in ED
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Secondary outcome [1]
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The proportion of patients having a CT scan as part of their investigations. Determined by CT scan recorded in participants medical record
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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in ED
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Secondary outcome [2]
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In hospital mortality, determined by discharge destination in hospital data management system
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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During hospital stay
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Adult patients (18 or older) with a primary ED presenting problem of headache
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Minimum age
18
Years
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
• History of trauma within 48 hours of presentation
• Missing medical records
• Inter-hospital transfers
• Representation with same headache as previous visit
• Headache as an associated symptom rather than main complaint
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Study design
Purpose
Natural history
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Duration
Cross-sectional
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Selection
Defined population
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Timing
Prospective
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Statistical methods / analysis
Descriptive analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/03/2019
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Actual
1/03/2019
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
31/03/2019
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Actual
31/10/2019
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Date of last data collection
Anticipated
31/08/2019
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Actual
1/12/2019
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Sample size
Target
1500
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Accrual to date
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Final
4536
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,TAS,WA,VIC
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Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1]
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Belgium
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State/province [1]
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Country [2]
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France
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State/province [2]
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Country [3]
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Turkey
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State/province [3]
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Country [4]
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Israel
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State/province [4]
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Country [5]
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United Kingdom
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State/province [5]
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Self funded/Unfunded
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Country [1]
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Primary sponsor type
Individual
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Name
Anne-Maree Kelly
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Address
Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research, WHCRE, Sunshine Hospital St Albans, Victoria 3021
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Country [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Melbourne Health HREC
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Office for Research, Level 2, South West, 300 Grattan Street, Parkville Victoria 3052
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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Approval date [1]
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24/09/2018
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Ethics approval number [1]
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Summary
Brief summary
Headache is a common reason for presentation to emergency departments (ED). Headache presentations have been shown to comprise 1.35% (95%CI 1.34-1.36%) of total public hospital ED presentations across Queensland. There are a wide range of possible causes including primary headache (benign headache), migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, tumours, ntracranial haemorrhage, meningitis/ encephalitis/ cerebral abscess, toxicities and cerebrovascular events. This study will provide aninter-regional and international perspective on the epidemiology of non-trauma-related headache, its investigation, treatment and outcome.
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Trial website
None
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Trial related presentations / publications
None
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Public notes
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Contacts
Principal investigator
Name
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Prof Anne-Maree Kelly
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Address
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Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research,WHCRE, Sunshine Hospital, St Albans VIC 3021
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 03 8345 6666
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Fax
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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Ms Sharon Klim
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Address
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Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research, WHCRE, Sunshine Hospital, St Albans VIC 3021
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 3 83456666
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Prof Anne-Maree Kelly
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Address
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Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research, WHCRE, Sunshine Hospital, St Albans VIC 3021
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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+61 03 8345 6666
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Fax
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Email
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[email protected]
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Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
No
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No/undecided IPD sharing reason/comment
Ethics approval requirements across countries preclude
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What supporting documents are/will be available?
No Supporting Document Provided
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Citation
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Attachment
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Study protocol
376695-(Uploaded-10-01-2019-12-48-42)-Study-related document.pdf
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Ethical approval
376695-(Uploaded-10-01-2019-12-49-16)-Study-related document.pdf
Results publications and other study-related documents
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DOI
Citations or Other Details
Attachment
Study results article
Yes
Kelly AM, Kuan WS, Chu KH, Kinnear FB, Keijzers G,...
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Study results article
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Pellatt RAF, Kamona S, Chu K, Sweeny A, Kuan WS, K...
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Roberts T, Horner DE, Chu K, Than M, Kelly AM, Kli...
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Beck S, Kinnear FB, Maree Kelly A, Chu KH, Sen Kua...
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Kelly AM, Chu KH, Kuan WS, Keijzers G, Kinnear FB,...
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Chu K, Kelly AM, Kinnear F, Keijzers G, Kamona S. ...
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Wijeratne T, Kuan WS, Kelly AM, Chu KH, Kinnear FB...
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Study results article
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Chu K, Kelly AM, Keijzers G, Kinnear F, Kuan WS, G...
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Plain language summary
No
We enrolled 4536 patients (67 hospitals, 10 countr...
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Title
Year of Publication
DOI
Embase
The Headache in Emergency Departments study: Opioid prescribing in patients presenting with headache. A multicenter, cross-sectional, observational study.
2021
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/head.14217
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Primary headache drug treatment in emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand.
2022
https://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51670
N.B. These documents automatically identified may not have been verified by the study sponsor.
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