The effect of manual therapy on patients with tension type headache that do not respond to the drug

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Tension type headache.; Chronic tension-type headache, Episodic tension headache, Tension headache NOS

• Registration Number: IRCT2017082924149N36
• Lead Sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Science , Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

Headache that lasts from several minutes to several hours; According to the IHS criteria . Headache that has at least two characteristics:No pulsating mode; Its severity is mild to moderate; Do not exacerbate daily activities such as walking and climbing the stairs; Not having nausea and vomiting and photophobia and phonophobia during the attack.
Exclusion criteria: Cervical surgery; Cervical disc hernia; Pregnancy; Breastfeeding; Migraine; Severe cervical trauma; Cervical Malignancy; Rheumatism; Fibromyalgia; Cardiovascular disease; Physiotherapy and massage in the last 6 months; Temporomandibular joint disorder.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity. Timepoint: before treatment, after treatment, 1 week after treatment. Method of measurement: Numerical rating scale pain.;Pain frequency. Timepoint: before treatment, after treatment, 1 week after treatment. Method of measurement: The number of days that patients have headache in one week.;Consumed pills. Timepoint: before treatment, after treatment, 1 week after treatment. Method of measurement: The number of pills in one week.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
eck Disability Index. Timepoint: before treatment , after treatment , one week after treatment. Method of measurement: Score questionnaire.;Cervical range of motion. Timepoint: before treatment , after treatment , one week after treatment. Method of measurement: Goniameter.