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Clinical Trials/NCT01488825
NCT01488825CompletedPhase 2

Effect of Yoga Intervention on Episodic Tension Type Headache: A Randomized Controlled Trial

NMP Medical Research Institute1 site in 1 country77 target enrollmentStarted: January 1, 2005Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Completed
Enrollment
77
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Frequency of headache

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The present study was designed to evaluate effect of yoga intervention on patients having frequent tension type headache.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •aged between 18 to 60 years
  • •more than 5 but fewer than 15 headache episodes per month
  • •headache intensity moderate to severe

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Patients on anti-psychotic, antidepressant or any prophylactic medication
  • •pregnancy
  • •Taking psychotherapy or any other alternative medicine
  • •migraine headache more than 1 day a month
  • •pain disorder, psychiatric or medical disorder requiring immediate treatment,
  • •headache due to sinusitis, eyestrain, cervical spondylosis and posttraumatic headaches

Arms & Interventions

Wait-list control group

No Intervention

The wait-list control group received no intervention, or instruction and they were observed with their usual care for 12-weeks intervention period. Upon completion of the study, this group received 12 weeks of yoga intervention.

Yoga Intervention Group

Experimental

The yoga sessions developed specifically for study participant consisted of 12 weekly 60-minute designed to benefit in episodic tension type headache.

Intervention: Yoga Therapy (Behavioral)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Frequency of headache

Time Frame: 3 Months

Secondary Outcomes

  • Duration of Headache(3 months)
  • Severity of headache(3 Months)
  • Analgesic consumption(3 Months)
  • Anxiety levels(3 months)
  • Depression(3 months)
  • Stress(3 months)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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