Key result
An electronic monitoring and alerting system significantly increased the percentage of overuse-free subjects compared with a paper diary (73.1% vs 64.1%; OR 1.45; 95% CI 1.07-2.09; p=0.046).
Why the study?
Does an electronic monitoring and alerting system improve outcomes in patients with medication-overuse headache compared to a paper diary?
RCT (n=663)
Yes
Does an electronic monitoring and alerting system improve outcomes in patients with medication-overuse headache compared to a paper diary?
Odds Ratio: 1.45 (95% CI 1.07–2.09)
Absolute Event Rate: 73.1% vs 64.1%
p-value: p=0.046
The adoption of an electronic monitoring and alerting system improved outcomes in patients suffering from medication-overuse headache after withdrawal from overused drugs.
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May support electronic monitoring in medication-overuse headache; hypothesis-generating and requires RCT confirmation before practice change.
Tassorelli et al. (2016) conducted an RCT in Medication-overuse headache (MOH) (n=663). Electronic diary with alert system and facilitated communication vs. Paper headache diary was evaluated on Percentage of overuse-free subjects (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.07-2.09, p=0.046). An electronic monitoring and alerting system significantly increased the percentage of overuse-free subjects compared with a paper diary (73.1% vs 64.1%; OR 1.45; 95% CI 1.07-2.09; p=0.046).
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