Manual therapy for chronic tension-type headache.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Chronic tension-type headache(chronische spierspanningshoofdpijn).
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28215
- Lead Sponsor
- EMGO Institute, VU University medical centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age between 18 and 65 years;
2. Chronic tension type headache according to the classification of the International Headache Society 2004 2nd edition: headache occurring on at least 15 days on average per month for a period of more than 3 months (>180 days a year), headache lasts for hours or may be continuous.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Reumatoid artritis;
2. Suspicion of malignity;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Outcome measures are assessed after 8 and 26 weeks after randomisation: <br /><br>1. the frequency of days with headache;<br /><br>2. use of pain medication (no. of pills NSAIDs or simple analgesics) over a period of 2 weeks, both scored by the patient in a headache diary.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Headache pain intensity measured on a 0-10 point numerical rating scale;<br /><br>2. impact of headache on daily life using the Headache Disability Inventory (HDI) and the Headache Impact Test-6(Hit-6);<br /><br>3. active range of movement in flexion, extension, right and left rotation, and right and left lateroflexion of the cervical spine measured with a CROM-device;<br /><br>4. algometry on the trapezius descendens and the suboccipital muscle with a Wagner FDK algometer;<br /><br>5. endurance of neck flexor muscles scored as the number of seconds the patient can raise his head from the table when lying on his back;<br /><br>6. craniocervical angle (digital photography);<br /><br>7. use of additional medical resources.<br>