Barriers to Care in Migraine in Germany

Study type

• Study topic:
  Disease /health condition
• Study type:
  Non-interventional study
• Scope of the study:
  Disease epidemiology

  Effectiveness study (incl. comparative)
• Data collection methods:
  Primary data collection

Non-interventional study

• Non-interventional study design:
  Cross-sectional

Study drug and medical condition

• Medical condition to be studied:
  Headache

  Migraine

Population studied

• Short description of the study population:
  A web-based survey of participants with headache in Germany.
• Age groups:
  • Adults (18 to < 46 years)
  • Adults (46 to < 65 years)
  • Adults (65 to < 75 years)
  • Adults (75 to < 85 years)
  • Adults (85 years and over)
• Special population of interest:
  Other
• Special population of interest, other:
  Patients with headaches and migraine headaches
• Estimated number of subjects:
  10000

Study design details

• Main study objective:
  To explore the proportion of patients with migraine symptoms undiagnosed by physician
• Outcomes:
  percentage of pts with migraine symptoms undiagnosed by physician, To explore the difference in distribution of the variables of interest in patients diagnosed with migraine and no prophylactic treatment and patients diagnosed with migraine and prophylactic treatment for guideline-guided therapy To explore the difference in distribution of the variables in subset of patients who qualify for prophylactic treatment in group 2 for guideline-guided therapy versus
• Data analysis plan:
  All variables will be summarized descriptively. For continuous variables, descriptive statistics (n, mean, standard deviation, standard error of mean, median, minimum, and maximum) will be provided. For categorical variables, frequency and percentage will be provided. The 95% confidence intervals will be provided for point estimate, if appropriate. Regression models will be employed to provide an estimate of the predictive value of endpoints for being correctly diagnosed with migraine and/or the use of an indicated preventive medication.