Effectiveness of the Dry Needling Approach in Patients With Tension-Type Headache
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Dry NeedlingTension-Type Headache
- Registration Number
- NCT06108180
- Lead Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
- Brief Summary
Randomized Single-Blind Clinical Trial in which the treatment will be administered through 3 sessions of dry needling in the cervical, cranial, and facial musculature in patients with frequent and chronic tension-type headache.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with a diagnosis of tension headache according to IHS
Exclusion Criteria
- Documented major trauma through medical history in the cervical area and/or recent surgery.
- Pregnancy.
- Generalized pain.
- Inflammatory, hormonal, or neurological disorders.
- Tendon disorders in the upper extremities.
- Severe psychiatric illnesses.
- Inability to complete the form in Spanish.
- Having a pacemaker (due to the use of equipment with magnetic sensors).
- Specific contraindications to invasive or conservative physiotherapy (infection, fever, hypothyroidism, wounds in the puncture area, metal allergies, cancer, systemic diseases, or belonephobia).
- Having received physiotherapy treatment for the condition in the past month.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Active trigger points 1 month The investigators assess the sensitivity of trigger points using algometry to determine which points reproduce the participants tensional-type headache.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method cervical ROM 1 month general cervical range of movement, upper and lower cervical
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Centro Clínico de Fisioterapia OMT-E
🇪🇸Zaragoza, Spain
Centro Clínico de Fisioterapia OMT-E🇪🇸Zaragoza, Spain