Posture-related headache: Profile analysis and interventio
Completed
- Conditions
- hoofdpijnklachtenHeadacheneck pain
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON42358
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Hasselt
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 76
Inclusion Criteria
1. Males and females between 20 and 50 years
2. Confirmed medical diagnosis of tension-type headache, cervicogenic headache or a mixture (headache-group)
3. Headache can be provoked by awkward cervical and/or head postures (headache-group)
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnancy
2. History of pericranial surgery
3. Serious pathology (neurological/cardiovascular/endocrine/musculoskeletal)
4. Red flags
5. Physical or manual therapy treatment for headache < 4 weeks prior the study
6. Excessive (> 10 days/month for > 3 months) use of: ergotamine, NSAID*s, opioids, triptans,
acetylsalicylic acid and simple analgesics
7. Psychiatric comorbidity
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Sitting-posture-profile (1)<br /><br><br /><br>Desciption: Sitting-posture will be measured with a 3D-video analysis (Bonita,<br /><br>©Vicon Motion Systems Ltd. UK). Markers are placed on specific anatomical<br /><br>reference points on the participant. Afterwards angles (°) will be<br /><br>automatically calculated (Nexus, ©Vicon Motion Systems Ltd. UK)<br /><br><br /><br>Dural-profile (2)<br /><br><br /><br>Description: Using the *slump-test* according to Shacklock the maximal<br /><br>knee-extension (°) without neurological complaints will be measured.<br /><br><br /><br>Pain-profile (3)<br /><br><br /><br>Description: *Pain Pressure Threshold* will be measured. Through<br /><br>pressure-algometry (a) *Pressure Pain Detection Threshold* (kPa/cm²) and (b)<br /><br>*Pressure Pain Tolerance* (sec) will be determined (Somedic Sales AB, Stockholm<br /><br>Sweden).<br /><br></p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Headache-related medication-use, headache intensity, duration and frequency (1)<br /><br><br /><br>Description: Through the use of a specific diary the secondary outcomes will be<br /><br>evaluated.<br /><br><br /><br><br /><br>Impact of headache on the quality of life (2)<br /><br><br /><br>Description: The *Henri Ford Headache Disabilty Index' will be used.<br /><br></p><br>