Tension-Type Headache Gene Expression and Methylation (TTH)

University of Gaziantep

Status

Conditions: Tension-Type Headache, Unspecified, Intractable

Treatments: Genetic: Peripheral blood sampling

Study type: Expanded Access

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06562855

GaziantepUniversity

Details and patient eligibility

About

Tension-type headache (TTH) refers to pain radiating from the forehead to the back of the head as a bilateral band. It often occurs without warning and spreads to the neck muscles. Patients describe it as tension, pressure, or dull pain. It is usually triggered by stress. The complexity of the processes is the biggest difficulty in diagnosing and treating TTH. Although there are genetic connections, there are no single responsible genes.

Full description

130 TTH patients and 117 healthy controls were included in the study. Serum markers of the patients were measured. WNT5A, responsible for the Wnt-B catenin signaling pathway, and its receptor FZD3 were examined in the pathogenesis of TTH. Expression changes and methylation profiles of genes were obtained. Genetic and serum parameters were compared. Diagnostic powers were determined by ROC analyses.

Sex: All

Ages: 17 to 82 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• (ICHD)-3 criteria
• Male and female
• 17-82 years
• not diagnosed with tension-type or other primary headaches

Exclusion criteria

• Tension-type headache not diagnosed
• below 16 ages
• pregnant woman
• subdural hematoma
• intracranial mass