Sleep in Cluster Headache: Sleep Parameters in- and Outside a Cluster Bout

Sleep in Cluster Headache: Sleep Parameters in- and Outside a Cluster Bout

Sleep study in episodic cluster headache patients.

This is an explorative study that aims to describe the sleep in 30 episodic cluster headache patients in- and outside of cluster using polysomnography. Data will be compared to a group of healthy controls.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 18 and 65 years of age
• Episodic cluster headache according to ICHD-III beta
• Ability to differentiate attacks of other primary headaches from cluster headache.
• 1-8 daily attacks
• Cluster bouts normally lasting more than 2 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• Treatment with psychiatric medication other than lithium.
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Serious somatic or psychiatric disorders
• Chronic primary or secondary headache
• Alcohol intake higher than 14 units a week for males and 7 units a week for females.
• Cannot accept the conditions of the trial.
• Does not understand Danish.