Manual therapy for headache in university students

Not Applicable

• Conditions: tension-type headache; headache; C23.888.592.612.441

• Registration Number: RBR-3yfhyby
• Lead Sponsor: Fundação Universidade Federal do Piauí

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2019-04-30
• Study Start: 2021-06-08
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

University students aged between 18 and 30 years; with headache for more than 3 months; with episodic tension headache confirmed by responses to questionnaire 1; not using painkillers; agree to participate in the research through the Informed Consent Form.

Exclusion Criteria

Impossibility of carrying out the care protocol; using analgesic drugs during the study period and applying the protocol; missing more than 2 visits; and, withdrawing consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
20% reduction in pain intensity measured using the Visual Analogue Scale.;25% increase in the range of cervical movement for flexion, extension, rotations and inclinations measured using goniometry.;25% improvement in quality of life, analyzed using the SF-36 questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes are not expected.;Secondary outcomes are not expected.