The Effect of Manual Therapy Versus Kinesio Taping on Tension-type Headache in Jouf University Female Students
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Enrollment
- 45
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Visual Analouge Scale
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Patients suffering from Tension Type Headache (TTH) report emotional and functional deficits (missing work, sleep disorders, emotional stability) and are susceptible to pharmaceutical abuse. Cervical muscle training, posture correction, spinal mobilization, and other physical therapy modalities may help alleviate symptoms.
This study will aim to compare the effect of manual therapy and kinesio taping on tension-type headache.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 25 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Students between the ages of 18 and 25 will be enrolled in the study if they have tension type headache based on the IHS headache classification: A headache that occurs at least 15 days per month for more than 3 months (≥ 180 days per year) and lasts for hours or is continuous. The headache exhibits at least one of the following characteristics:
- •bilateral location,
- •pressing/tightening (non-pulsating) character,
- •mild or moderate intensity that is not exacerbated by routine physical activity such as walking or ascending stairs, and both of the following:
- •No more than one of photophobia, phonophobia, or mild nausea, and
- •No moderate to severe nausea or vomiting.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Reumatoid arthritis, suspected malignancy, pregnancy, regular use of triptans, ergotamines, or opioids on ≥ 10 days/month or simple analgesics on ≥ 15 days/month for ≥ 3 months, or physical therapy treatment within 2 months prior to enrollment in the study.
Arms & Interventions
Manual therapy
Intervention: Manual therapy (Other)
Kinesio taping
Intervention: Kinesio taping (Other)
Control group
Intervention: Control (Standard treatment) (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Visual Analouge Scale
Time Frame: 8 weeks
The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) will be used to assess the students' headache intensity before the intervention, after one month, and at the end intervention. VAS is used to transform some numerical values, such as pain, to numeric values. The two extremes of a 10 cm line are to be assessed on two extremes, and the patient is requested to indicate where the degree of the pain is appropriate by drawing a line or pointing.
Secondary Outcomes
- The 6-item headache questionnaire(8 weeks)
- A headache diary(8 weeks)
Investigators
Rokaia Ali Zainelabedeen Mohamed Toson
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Cairo University