Ethical considerations in cluster headache research

Cluster headache is the most painful of the primary headache disorders and elucidating pathophysiology and treatment for this disorder is crucial. There is justification for studying attacks untreated, and even for precipitating these attacks. Placebo-controlled studies should only be undertaken for...

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Published inCurrent pain and headache reports Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 47 - 51
Main Authors Tepper, Stewart J, Rapoport, Alan M, Sheftell, Fred D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Springer Nature B.V 2002
Subjects
Cluster Headache - physiopathology
Cluster Headache - therapy
Ethics, Clinical
Headaches
Humans
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Summary:Cluster headache is the most painful of the primary headache disorders and elucidating pathophysiology and treatment for this disorder is crucial. There is justification for studying attacks untreated, and even for precipitating these attacks. Placebo-controlled studies should only be undertaken for regulatory purposes; otherwise, active control should be used.
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ISSN:1531-3433
1534-3081
DOI:10.1007/s11916-002-0023-8