investigation the effect of neck and head massage on the intensity of pain, frequency of attacks and analgesic usage in patients with migraine
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Migraine.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20201116049403N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Confirmation of the diagnosis of migraine by a neurologist using the International Index to diagnose headache for at least one year
Headaches occur at least four times a month (once a week)
Age over 18 years
Written consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
neurological disorders and other severe physical diseases and chronic systemic diseases
addiction to drugs and alcohol
Absence of wounds, thrombosis, hematoma, malignancy and skin changes and abnormalities in the head and neck areas that prevent massage
take anticoagulants
cardiovascular disease
pregnancy and lactation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain score in Visual Analogue Scale and Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6). Timepoint: Measurement of headache severity one month before the intervention, one month during the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale? Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6).;Number of attacks. Timepoint: Number of migraine attacks in one month before the intervention and one month during the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: frequency of analgesic use.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method