Improving Treatment for Headache by Helping Sufferers Enlist Support from Family and Friends.

• Conditions: Tension-type headache; Other - Head and neck

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000098437
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Paul R. Martin (Principal Investigator).

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-01-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

(i) diagnosed by a neurologist as either ‘frequent episodic tension–type headache’ or ‘chronic tension-type headache’; (ii) minimum of 6 headache days per month; (iii) minimum headache chronicity of 12 months, and pattern of headache symptoms stable over last 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria

(i) pregnant, planning pregnancy during trial period or lactating; (ii) substantial medical or psychiatric comorbidities that are deemed likely to interfere with ability to fully participate; (iii) currently taking headache prophylactic medication (one month wash-out period required).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified