An observational study in Headache Disorders, Primary, Headache Disorders, Secondary and Migraine, sponsored by Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 4 Years to 99 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-07-25.
Sponsored by Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University · Observational
In the Chinese Headache and Vertigo Registration Study, patients aged 4-99 years with headache (primary headache and secondary headache such as migraine and tension type headache), vertigo (vertigo diseases such as vestibular migraine) and chronic pain (fibromyalgia and other diseases) were collected. The biomarkers, imaging features, right-to-left shunt of the heart (lung), genetic characteristics, treatment, and outcome (in relation to other diseases) of headache-related diseases were studied, and long-term follow-up was planned.
Research contents:
In the Chinese Headache and Vertigo Registration Study, patients aged 4-99 years with headache (primary headache and secondary headache such as migraine and tension type headache), vertigo (vertigo diseases such as vestibular migraine) and chronic pain (fibromyalgia and other diseases) were collected. The biomarkers, imaging features, right-to-left shunt of the heart (lung), genetic characteristics, treatment, and outcome (in relation to other diseases) of headache-related diseases were studied, and long-term follow-up was planned.
Research target:
We study biomarkers, imaging features, right-to-left shunt of heart (lung), genetic features, real-world treatment studies, and outcomes (in relation to other diseases) for headache and vertigo related diseases.
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42 studies on the registry are indexed under Headache Disorders, Primary; 13 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 10,000 is above the median of 120 across 21 observational studies indexed under Headache Disorders, Primary.
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Male or female participants ages 4 to 99 years
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
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Patients with migraine (including vestibular migraine), including all types of migraine as defined by ICHD-3
Patients with other primary headache disorders (excluding migraine), including all types of other primary headache disorders (such as Tension-Type Headache, Cluster Headache) as defined by ICHD-3.
Patients with other vertigo disorders (excluding vestibular migraine).
Patients with secondary headache disorders as defined by ICHD-3.
Normal people do not have headache and vertigo.
Days of Migraine
The number of days of migraine is the number of days in which migraine occurs or is likely to be migraine (according to IHS ICHD-3 diagnostic criteria). A migraine day is a day when a headache lasts for more than 30 minutes, does not take painkillers, and meets the ICHD-3 migraine or most likely migraine criteria. Migraine day can also be defined as a headache day that is effective for the acute treatment of specific migraine drugs (triptan, ditan, gepant, ergotamine, etc.).
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Moderate / Severe Headache Days
Moderate / severe headache days are defined as a day in which moderate or severe pain persists for at least 4 hours, or headache lasts for one day after successful medication for acute headache. These definitions allow the use of relatively simple headache diaries. Subjects were required to indicate whether headache was present (yes / no), peak (mild / moderate / severe) severity and duration (\< 4h or 4h), type of acute drug intake (triptan ergot / other), and response to treatment should also be recorded.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Vertigo attack
Vertigo is a sensation of feeling off balance. Vertigo attack is defined as any vertigo or dizziness attacks, such as the condition where person has the sensation of moving or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Some questionnaires, such as the dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) and Vertigo Symptom Scale (VSS) are used to assess the severity of vertigo. The differential diagnosis of vertigo or dizziness can be narrowed with easy-to-perform physical examination tests, including evaluation for nystagmus, the Dix Hallpike maneuver, and orthostatic blood pressure testing.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Migraine Attack
Migraine attack is defined as any consistent migraine attacks or the use of specific migraine drugs. If a migraine attack is interrupted by sleep, or temporarily relieved, and then relapses within 48 hours, it is considered an attack. In addition, migraine attacks that were successfully treated with drugs but relapsed within 48 hours and lasted for more than 48 hours were counted as one attack.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
The Response Rate of at Least 50%, 75% and 100% Reduction in the Number of Days of Migraine Attacks
The response rate is calculated as the percentage reduction in the frequency of migraine attacks (or days of migraine, or days of moderate or severe headache) compared with the baseline during each treatment period. The response rate is traditionally defined as a reduction of at least 50% from the baseline, but other percentage reductions (for example: 30%, 75%, 100%) may be used.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Headache Intensity
Four-point rating scale was used to evaluate the headache intensity of each migraine day--painless, mild, moderate, or severe. Migraine intensity is not recommended as the main outcome measure alone, but it is important to record the decrease in migraine intensity as an indicator of disability reduction. Depending on the design of the trial, subjects should be asked to record the intensity of each migraine. In addition, the 11 point visual rating scale (VAS) can be used instead or in combination with the 4-level classification rating scale. The use of VAS in clinical trials may increase the likelihood of showing differences in severity.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Cumulative Hours of Moderate / Severe Pain
The cumulative number of hours of moderate / severe pain calculated by electronic headache diaries. If an attack occurs before going to bed and when you wake up, the amount of sleep also counts as the number of headache hours.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Days Without Symptoms
Defined as the number of days without aura, prodromal symptoms, headaches, pain and subsequent symptoms. It needs to be determined by headache diary.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Days Without Headache
The number of days without headache also includes the number of days without related symptoms directly caused by migraine (including physical function, cognitive or emotional disorders).
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Peak Headache Pain Intensity
Subjects should record the maximum intensity of daily headaches and any medication used. An 11-point digital rating scale can be used instead of or in conjunction with a 4-level classified rating scale.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Acute Medication Use Day
An acute medication use day is defined as any day on which a participant reports, per eDiary, the intake of allowed medication(s) to treat an acute migraine. The allowed medications include the following categories of drugs: triptans, ergots, opioids, analgesics (including acetaminophen), NSAIDs (including aspirin), and antiemetics.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Activity Impairment in Migraine - Diary (AIM-D)
The AIM-D is a 9-item PRO measure that assesses the impact of migraine on the performance of daily activities and physical impairment. Participants are asked to rate the level of difficulty experienced in the past 24 hours with performance of daily activities (ie, difficulty with household chores, errands, leisure activities at home, leisure or social activities outside the home, strenuous physical activities) and physical impairment (ie, difficulty walking, moving body, bending forward, moving head) using a 6-point rating scale
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Patient Difficulty in Concentrating, Difficulty in Thinking Clearly, Activity Level, and Activity Limitation
Four items based on a 24-hour recall will be administered daily using Headache and Non-Headache versions as additional health outcome measures and for evaluation of the AIM-D. The first item will be used to assess difficulty in concentrating with 6 responses ranging from "Not difficult at all" to "Extremely difficult" and an option of "I could not do it at all." The second item will be used to assess difficulty in thinking clearly with 6 responses ranging from "Not difficult at all" to "Extremely difficult" and an option of "I could not do it at all." The third item will be used to assess activity level within the past 24 hours with a 5-level response ranging from "No activity - Spent all day lying down" to "Exercised - Brisk walk, running, jogging, biking or other activity for 30 or more minutes." The fourth item will be used to evaluate activity limitation with a 5-level response ranging from "Not at all limited - I could do everything" to "Extremely limited."
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Headache Impact Test (HIT-6)
The HIT-6 is a 6-question assessment used to measure the impact headaches have on a participant's ability to function on the job, at school, at home, and in social situations. It assesses the effect that headaches have on normal daily life and the participant's ability to function. Responses are based on frequency using a 5-point scale ranging from "never" to "always." The HIT-6 total score, which ranges from 36 to 78, is the sum of the responses - each of which is assigned a score ranging from 6 points (never) to 13 points (always).
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS)
The MIDAS is a 7-item questionnaire designed to quantify headache-related disability over a 3- month period. The MIDAS score is the sum of missed work or school days, days at work or school plus days of household work where productivity was reduced by half or more, missed household work days, and missed non-work activity days due to headaches in the last 3 months.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC)
The PGIC is a single item questionnaire used to measure the participant's impression of overall change in migraine since the first dose of study medication. The measure uses a 7-point rating scale with responses ranging from "very much better" to "very much worse."
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire Migraine V2.0 (WPAI:MIGRAINE)
The WPAI:MIGRAINE will be used to assess work productivity specific to migraine. The measure uses a 1-week recall and contains 6 questions related to work productivity. The WPAI measures both presenteeism and absenteeism. The measure yields four scores expressed as impairment percentages ranging from 0 to 100%: Percent work time missed, percent impairment while working, percent overall work impairment, and percent activity impairment due to migraine.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
European Quality of Life - 5 Dimensional (EQ-5D-5L)
EQ-5D-5L is a generic instrument for use as a measure of health status. The EQ-5D-5L consists of 2 components - the EQ-5D descriptive system and the EQ VAS. The descriptive system comprises of 5 dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression). The respondent is asked to indicate his/her health state by ticking (or placing a cross) in the box against the most appropriate statement in each of the 5 dimensions. The scoring range of the EQ-5D descriptive system is typically from 0 (dead) to 1 (full health). The EQ VAS records the respondent's self-rated health on a vertical, VAS where the endpoints are labelled "Best imaginable health state" and "Worst imaginable health state." The scoring range of the EQ VAS is from 0 (worst imaginable health) to 100 (best imaginable health).
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Patient Global Impression - Severity (PGI-S)
The PGI-S is a single item questionnaire used to measure the participant's impression of severity in relation to migraine symptoms overall at the time of administration of the measure. The measure uses a 5-point rating scale with responses ranging from "none" to "very severe."
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Migraine Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire, Version 2.1 (MSQ v2.1)
The MSQ v2.1 is a 14-item questionnaire designed to measure health-related quality-of-life impairments attributed to migraine in the past 4 weeks. It is divided into 3 domains: Role Function Restrictive assesses how migraines limit one's daily social and work-related activities; Role Function Preventive assesses how migraines prevent these activities; and the Emotional Function domain assesses the emotions associated with migraines. Participants respond to items using a 6-point scale ranging from "none of the time" to "all of the time." Raw dimension scores are computed as a sum of item responses and rescaled to a 0 to 100 scale, where higher scores indicate better quality of life.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Pain Interference - Short Form 6a (PROMIS-PI)
The PROMIS-PI measures self-reported interference of pain on relevant aspects of daily life (ie, social, cognitive, emotional, physical, recreational) over the past 7 days. A 5-level response scale for all six items ranges from "Not at all" to "Very much." Scores range from 6 to 30, with higher scores indicating greater pain interference.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
Suicidal ideation should be monitored in trials of central action drugs, higher scores mean a worse outcome. Many migraine clinical trials used the Columbia suicide severity scale (C SSRS).The C-SSRS consists of a maximum of 20 items. C-SSRS will be administered in study subjects at each study visit to assess possible suicidal ideation and behavior. Reports of suicidal ideation with intent to act (endorse item 4 or 5) and reports of actual, aborted, or interrupted suicide attempts or a behavior preparatory for making an attempt indicate subjects at high risk for suicide.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)
GAD-7 is a proven, self-administered and concise tool for screening and diagnosing mental health disorders, which has been tested in the field in office practice. The screening scale is easy to use and can be completed in a short time, which improves the recognition rate of anxiety disorders and facilitates diagnosis and treatment. The main statistical index of this scale is the total score, that is, the sum of item scores. The total score range of GAD-7 is 0: 21 and that of GAD-2 is 0: 6. The score of GAD-7 can be used to evaluate the severity of anxiety symptoms: 0: 4: no clinical significance: anxiety: 5: 9: mild; 10: 14: moderate; \> 15: severe. When used as an assistant diagnosis of anxiety symptoms, the cut-off value of GAD-7 is greater than or equal to 10.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Functional Impairment Scale (FIS)
Functional impairment scale (FIS) is a 4-point scale to evaluate the functional status and injury intensity in daily activities. It can be used in conjunction with the four-point pain intensity scale, usually done daily and summarized within four weeks.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Migraine Physiological Function Influence Diary (MPFID)
Migraine physiological function influence diary (MPFID) assessed the effect of migraine time during and between attacks on daily behavior and work.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Biomarkers of primary headache and vertigo
Blood samples will be collected from all participants who consent to participate in the substudy, for the purposes for future biomedical research, such as biomarkers of primary headache, such as inflammatory cytokines, neuropeptides and proteins.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Safety Measures, Adverse Events and Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0
Subjective AEs will be collected from the time of consent through the last visit. For all AEs, the investigator must provide an assessment of the severity, causal relationship to the investigational product, start and stop date, and seriousness of the event (eg, SAE), document all actions taken with regard to the investigational product, and detail any other treatment measures taken for the AE. For events noted as SAEs, Allergan must be notified immediately to meet their reporting obligations to appropriate regulatory authorities. Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events are assessed by CTCAE v4.0
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Physical Examination
A complete physical examination (PE) per standard of care (including neurological exam) will be performed on all subjects. Any clinically significant anomalies noted during the initial screening phase are to be detailed in the Medical History CRF. Investigators are to check for any findings that would constitute study exclusion.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Medical and Medication History
A review of medical and medication history will be performed at initial screening to confirm subject eligibility. Targeted medical history is to be recorded in the Neurologic Medical History CRF and Cardiovascular Medical History CRF, and other medical history is to be recorded in the General Medical History CRF. Source notes for subjects referred to the research site must include all of the above information.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Physical Measurements
The following measurements are to be performed: height (initial screening only) and weight. Height and weight are to be measured without shoes. Body Mass Index (BMI) should be calculated using the following formula: BMI (kg/m2 * = weight (kg)/\[height (cm)/100\]2 All measurements are to be recorded on the Physical Measurements CRF.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
Genetic analysis of familial headache and vertigo
Blood samples will be collected from all participants who consent to participate in the substudy, for the purposes for genetic analysis of familial headache and vertigo.disease.
Time frame: Medium term: within 6 months after initial diagnosis; long term: 30 years
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Started Jun 2017 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2050, 402 months after the start.
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