Retrospective Evaluation of Patient Failure to Follow-up at a Community Based Headache Clinic

Headache Clinical Trial

Official title:

If You Build it, They Will Come; But Will They Return for Follow-up? A Retrospective Assessment of Potential Risk Factors for Patient Failure to Follow-up at a Community Based Headache Clinic

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00690989
• Other study ID #: MK-0974 IISP #35151
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 3, 2008
• Last updated: March 31, 2015
• Start date: July 2005
• Est. completion date: June 2009

Study information

• Verified date: March 2015
• Source: Kilgo Headache Clinic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a retrospective review of the records of patients seen at the Kilgo Headache Clinic in Alabama between 7/1/05 and 6/30/07. The goal of the study is to identify factors at the time of the initial office visit that can be used to predict failure to follow-up.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: June 2009
• Est. primary completion date: June 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Headache

• Initial office visit between 7/1/05 and 6/30/07

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Headache

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kilgo Headache Clinic	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Adherence to followup recommendations		2 years	No