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CompletedNCT05843760Updated Oct 3, 2023

Headache in Undergraduate Students and Biopsychosocial Status

An observational study in Headache Disorders, Primary, Prevalence and Migraine, sponsored by şeyda öztürk. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-10-03.

Primary conditionMigraine DisordersRegistry: Headache Disorders, PrimaryReclassifiedWhy we changed it
Registry
Headache Disorders, Primary — the first condition term the registry derived for this study.
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Migraine Disorders
Why
  1. The study's listed conditions name Migraine Disorders, a narrower term within Headache Disorders, Primary.
Confidence
High: the new condition is named in the study's own listed conditions. Of 351 hand-checked studies reclassified this way, 68% were exactly right and 84% in the right disease family; the registry's first term was right for 5% (measured 2026-10-21). How we classify →
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Sponsored by şeyda öztürk · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Other
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
257
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of headache in undergraduate students. The frequency, duration, localizations and symptoms of headache will be determined with the information obtained as a result of the forms filled in by the participants.

The second aim of this study is to examine the effects of headache on physical, social and psychological status in undergraduate student(participants) from a biopsychosocial perspective.

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Headache is one of the most common nervous system disorders in society. 95 percent of the population has experienced a headache at least once in their life. The one-year prevalence is almost 1 in 2 people.

The prevalence of headache increases with age. While there is no difference between the sexes in terms of incidence before adolescence, it is more common in the female population in the post-adolescent period.

The ICF model, developed by the World Health Organization, adopts the biopsychosocial approach to provide a holistic perspective. According to this approach, it is aimed to develop interventions by evaluating and examining the biological and psychosocial effects of illness and disability, functionality, needs and demands of the individual.

Headache is also a disease that should be addressed from a biopsychosocial perspective.

Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of headache in undergraduate students. The frequency, duration, localizations and symptoms of headache will be determined with the information obtained as a result of the forms filled in by the participants.

The second aim of this study is to examine the effects of headache on physical, social and psychological status in undergraduate student(participants) from a biopsychosocial perspective.

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Conditions studied

  • Headache Disorders, Primary
  • Prevalence
  • Migraine
  • Student
  • Psychosocial Problem

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Keywords

  • headache
  • biopsychosocial
  • migraine
  • psychosocial
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In context

Migraine Disorders Reclassified

1,657 studies on the registry are indexed under Migraine Disorders; 339 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 257 is above the median of 137 across 331 observational studies indexed under Migraine Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with şeyda öztürk as lead sponsor.

Compared within Migraine Disorders, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Headache Disorders, Primary. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

undergraduate students

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Inclusion criteria

  • Having undergraduate education at Hacettepe University Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation.
  • be over 18 years old.
  • To know Turkish.
  • Volunteer to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Being over 65 years old.
  • Having any neurological problem except headache.
  • Any additional problems that prevent him from completing the questionnaires and scales.

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Study design

Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
257 participants (actual)
Target follow-up
3 Weeks
Patient registry
Yes

Groups and cohorts

  • undergraduate students

    Hacettepe University Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation undergraduate students

    Other: personal information form · Other: headache-specific questionnaires · Other: Questionnaires for assessing biopsychosocial status

Interventions

  • Otherpersonal information form

    undergraduate student(participants) will be asked; age, weight, height, smoking and alcohol use, and headache.

  • Otherheadache-specific questionnaires

    ıd migraine test, numeric rate scale, hit-6 headache impact test, headache information form

  • OtherQuestionnaires for assessing biopsychosocial status

    hospital anxiety depression, Discomfort Intolerance Test, pittsburgh sleep quality index, fatigue severity scale, self compassion scale, Body Awareness Questionarre, cervical range of motion, İnternational Physical Activity Questionnaire, 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. prevelance

    Headache prevalence in undergraduate students

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

Secondary outcomes

  1. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    Sleep Quality- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index- A minimum of 0 and a maximum of 21 points can be obtained from this scale. The higher the score, the worse the sleep quality.

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

  2. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    Anxiety Depression Level- Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale- A minimum of 0 and a maximum of 42 points can be obtained from this scale. The higher the score, the higher the severity of anxiety depression.

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

  3. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    Personal Information Form- In this form, participants' height, weight, age, gender, smoking and alcohol use, whether they have a headache or not, and their education level are questioned. there is no minimum or maximum value

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

  4. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    Self Compassion- Self Compassion Scale- A minimum of 24 and a maximum of 130 points can be obtained from this scale. The higher the score, the higher the level of self-compassion.

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

  5. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    Fatigue Level- The Fatigue Severity Scale - A minimum of 0 and a maximum of 9 points can be obtained from this scale. The higher the score, the higher the severity of fatigue.

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

  6. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    Body Awareness- Body Awareness Scale- A minimum of 18 and a maximum of 126 points can be obtained from this scale. The higher the score, the higher the body awareness.

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

  7. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    Physical Activity Level- International Physical Activity Questionnaire - The scale score is defined in 3 different categories as a result of the scores obtained in the range of minimum 0 and maximum +3000 points. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of physical activity increases. results are reported in categories. (low activity levels, moderate activity levels, or high activity levels).

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

  8. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    Cervical Range of Motion- The participant is asked to evaluate the cervical joint range of motion in 6 directions (flexion, extension, right/left lateral flexion, and right/left rotation). The minimum score is 0, the maximum score is 10. The higher the score, the higher the range of motion.

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

  9. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    Quality of Life-Short Form-12 (SF-12) - The total score ranges from 0-100. The higher the score, the higher the quality of life.

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

  10. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    Discomfort intolerance level- Discomfort Intolerance Scale- The total score changes from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 42 points. As the total scores of the participants increase, it is accepted that the tolerance to the discomfort is higher.

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

  11. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    Numeric Rate Scale- A minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 points is obtained from the scale. A high score indicates a high headache.

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

  12. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    ID- MIGRAINE TEST-There are 3 questions in this test. It is stated that the participants who answer yes to two of the questions are more likely to have migraine.

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

  13. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    Headache Impact Test (HIT-6™)- A minimum of 36 points and a maximum of 78 points are taken from this scale. The higher the total score obtained from the questionnaire, the worse the quality of life of the participants with headaches.

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

  14. effect of headache on biopsychosocial status

    In this form, participants with headaches are asked about the severity of the pain, the frequency, location and duration of the pain, whether there is a family history of headaches, etc.

    Time frame: april 2023-may 2023

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Study locations

1 site
  • Hacettepe Univercity
    Ankara, 06000, Turkey
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References and documents

Publications

  • Stovner Lj, Hagen K, Jensen R, Katsarava Z, Lipton R, Scher A, Steiner T, Zwart JA. The global burden of headache: a documentation of headache prevalence and disability worldwide. Cephalalgia. 2007 Mar;27(3):193-210. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01288.x. PubMed 17381554 ↗
  • Bellini B, Arruda M, Cescut A, Saulle C, Persico A, Carotenuto M, Gatta M, Nacinovich R, Piazza FP, Termine C, Tozzi E, Lucchese F, Guidetti V. Headache and comorbidity in children and adolescents. J Headache Pain. 2013 Sep 24;14(1):79. doi: 10.1186/1129-2377-14-79. PubMed 24063537 ↗
  • Baxter P. ICF: health vs disease. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2004 May;46(5):291. doi: 10.1017/s0012162204000477. No abstract available. PubMed 15132257 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 3, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05843760
Lead sponsor
şeyda öztürk
Responsible party
şeyda öztürk (Physiotherapist (also a student in Graduate School of Health Sciences), Hacettepe University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
May 6, 2023
Start date
May 4, 2023
Primary completion
Jun 2, 2023
Completion
Jun 12, 2023
Last update
Oct 3, 2023

Study contacts

nezire köse, prof
study director · HacettepeUniversity Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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