Correlation Between Headaches and Septum and Nasal Mucosa Contact

Condition(s) targeted: Nasal Septum Deviation; Headache

Phase: N/A

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Yves B Costa, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Ellison F Cardoso, MD, Study Director, Affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

Overall contact:
Yves B Costa, MD, Phone: 55(11)21514100, Email: yves.costa@einstein.br

Headache is the most common complaint to neurologists. In the 80´s and 90's few papers, with limited number of patients, have proposed the association between nasal septum contact and headache. The International Classification of Headaches Disorders proposed specific diagnostic criteria for this entity. With the major use of CT scans, the contact between nasal mucosa and septum is daily observed in many patients without complaint of headache. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is any correlation between nasal and septum mucosa contact and the prevalence of headache. The investigators hypothesized that no correlation will be found using CT scans in a large series of patients.

Official title: Correlation Between Headaches and Septum and Nasal Mucosa Contact

Study design: Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Primary outcome: Complain of Headache during last 3 months (binary response - question answered by the patient at the moment of CT scan)

Detailed description: Every patient older than 18 years old whom underwent sinuses or facial computed tomography will be asked to answer a questionnaire, where he will be able to describe his headache features (if present) . This information will be correlated with patient images findings, which are going to be evaluated by head and neck radiologists blinded for clinical information. Logistic regression model will be used to verify this association; the presence of sinusitis and fever will used be as covariates.

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- All patients older than 18 years whom underwent sinuses or facial tomography.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with clinical history of trauma

Yves B Costa, MD, Phone: 55(11)21514100, Email: yves.costa@einstein.br

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo 05652901, Brazil; Recruiting
Yves B Costa, MD, Phone: 55(11)21514100, Email: yves.costa@einstein.br
Yves B Costa, MD, Principal Investigator
Evelyn N Azevedo, Sub-Investigator
Ellison F Cardoso, MD, Sub-Investigator
Benjamin W Handfas, MD, Sub-Investigator
Regina L Gomes, PhD, Sub-Investigator
Mauro M Daniel, PhD, Sub-Investigator
Marcio RT Garcia, MD, Sub-Investigator
Carolina R Soares, MD, Sub-Investigator
Paulo Monzillo, MD, Sub-Investigator
Patricia Netmoto, MD, Sub-Investigator
Marcelo G Funari, PhD, Sub-Investigator
Daniel V Sumi, MD, Sub-Investigator

Starting date: November 2012
Last updated: September 12, 2013