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Clinical Trials/NCT05697445
NCT05697445
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Combined Effect Of Cranial And Cervical Mobilization In Patients With Cervicogenic Headache

Cairo University0 sites30 target enrollmentFebruary 2023

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Cervicogenic Headache
Sponsor
Cairo University
Enrollment
30
Primary Endpoint
Assis Headache Perceptive intensity
Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

  • The purposes of this study are:

  • To investigate the combined effect of cranial and cervical mobilization in patient with cervicogenic headache and there effect on :

    1. Perceptive neck pain intensity
    2. Perceptive headache intensity
    3. pain by pressure
    4. frequency of headache episodes
    5. duration of headache episodes
    6. Medications uptakes
Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
February 2023
End Date
September 2023
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Mennat Allah Hussien Mahmoud Mouhamed

physical therapist

Cairo University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • pain originating at the neck and radiating to oculo-frontal-temporal regions.
  • symptom unilaterally.
  • symptom provocation through cervical movement and/or awkward cervical postural.
  • symptom provocation through external pressure application through palpation to associated posterior cervical spine segments with resultant symptom reproduction.
  • possible ipsilateral shoulder and/or arm pain of vague reference.
  • 15 or more headache episodes per month
  • No history of cervical operation or any disease that result in headache as colities -All patients will sign the informed consent before joining the study.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Headache not of cervical origin
  • Headache with autonomic involvement, dizziness, or visual disturbance
  • Congenital conditions of the cervical spine
  • It is of primary concern to exclude serious or life-threatening pathology such as :
  • cranial tumors.
  • Meningitis.
  • sub-arachnoid hemorrhage.
  • carotid artery,vertebral artery dissection.
  • History of cervical operation or any disease that result in headache as colitis
  • Age less than 18 or more than 40 years

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Assis Headache Perceptive intensity

Time Frame: 2 weeks

By visual analog scale , Minimum value zero mean No pain Maximum value 10 mean Worst pain .

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