Effectiveness of dry needling compared to placebo needling for easing pain and disability among adults with migraine headache: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Migraine Headache

• Registration Number: SLCTR/2024/009
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Peradeniya

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

•Adult patients with migraine headache
* Minimum age 18 and maximum age 50 years
•Diagnosis should be confirmed by a consultant neurologist based on the International Classification
of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3).
•Patients should have at least one active trigger point in their suboccipital and cervical musculature.

Exclusion Criteria

•Patient with a history of neck trauma, cervical radiculopathy
•Patients with previous surgery on the neck or shoulder area
•Patients with abnormal bleeding tendencies, a severely compromised immune system, vascular
disease
•Frail patients,
•Patients with epilepsy
•Patient allergic to metals or latex
•Patients with altered psychological status,
•Patient with prosthetic implants, and implantable electrical devices.
•Patients with a history of physiotherapy intervention in the neck and shoulder region in the previous
six months
•Pregnancy
•Patients with needle phobia
•Patients who are on anticoagulant therapy
•Patients with thrombocytopenia and those with lymphedema in a specific area or limb.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified