Effect of dry needling in treatment of cervicogenic headache
- Conditions
- cervicogenic headache.Other headache syndromes
- Registration Number
- IRCT20181109041599N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
unilateral pain that radiating to the frontotemporal region
pain aggravated by neck movement and/or sustained awkward head positions
moderate to severe non throbbing pain
presence of active triggger points in the sternocleidomastoid muscle
Having reading and writing skills
headache frequency of at least 1 per week over a period greater than 3 months
cervical radiculopathy
a history of neck trauma;
trigger point therapy or trigger point dry needling in the neck within the previous 6 months
subjects > 65 y due to vascular defects
evidence of cognitive deficits
dry needling contraindication : needle phobia, pregnancy, ...
previously had surgery in the neck or shoulder area
a history of diagnosed primary headache
the presence of any tumor in the region
systemic disease: diabetes, anemia and ...
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Headache intensity. Timepoint: 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Headache frequency. Timepoint: 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: days with headache.;Headache duration. Timepoint: 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: hours with headache.;Headache disability index. Timepoint: 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Persian version of headache disability.