Yoga Nasal Irrigation in the Treatment of Chronic Tension Type Headache

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Tension-Type Headache
• Interventions: Other: Jalaneti

• Registration Number: NCT04113512
• Lead Sponsor: NMP Medical Research Institute

Brief Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of Yoga Nasal Irrigation (Jalaneti) on patients with chronic tension-type headache reducing pain and disability.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-03-15
• Primary Completion: 2019-06-30
• Study Completion: 2019-07-26
• Status Verified: 2019-10
• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-10-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-10-01
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 98

Inclusion Criteria

• Meeting the diagnostic criteria of chronic tension type headache as per International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (beta version) (ICHD-3 beta criteria)
• Aged 18-60 years;
• Ability of understand and completing the headache dairy;
• Volunteering to the study
• Provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Not having tension-type headache during the pervious 3 months or having less than 8 episode of tension type headache in serious month.
• Taking any prophylactic headache medication or complementary and alternative medicine in last 3 month;
• Secondary Headaches
• In pregnancy, lactation, or planning to be pregnant in 6 months
• Having nose bleeding disorders or recurrent infections;
• Psychiatric diagnosis or medication history

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Yoga Nasal Irrigation Group	Jalaneti	Saline nasal irrigation using neti pot was practiced.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Headache Frequency	Change from baseline to 6 weeks	Number of days with headache was assessed using headache diary

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Headache disability	Change from baseline to 6 weeks	Disability caused by headache was measure using Headache Impact Test (HIT-6).
Headache severity	Change from baseline to 6 weeks	Mean pain intensity of tension-type headache measured using Visual Analogue Scale from 0-10, 0 defined as no pain and 10 defined as an unbearable pain
Duration of Headache	Change from baseline to 6 weeks	Duration of each headache attack (hours per day)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yoga Bhavan; 🇮🇳 Jaipur, Rajasthan, India