The role of physiotherapy for the treatment of migraine and tension-type headache

Phase 2

• Conditions: G43; Migraine

• Registration Number: DRKS00009618
• Lead Sponsor: Institut für systemische Neurowissenschaften

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-11-30
• Study Completion: 2018-09-05
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 103

Inclusion Criteria

• aged < 18 years
• episodic or chronic migraine with or without aura for a minimum of 2 years
• minimum frequency of 6 attacks per year

Exclusion Criteria

• diagnosed cervical pathology (e.g. disc disease)
• cervical trauma within the past 2 years (e.g. whiplash associated disorder)
• rheumatoid disease
• diagnosed craniomandibular dysfunction
• diagnosed neurological or psychiatric disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
headache days in the past 4 weeks as assessed by a headache diary. The relevant time periods are 4 weeks immediately prior to the first day of treatment and the 4 weeks immediately following the last day of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- global perceived change (questionnaire)<br>- MIDAS (questionnaire)<br>- Neck disability index (questionnaire)<br>- average pain intensity (headache diary)<br>- number of required acute medication units in the past 4 weeks (headache diary)<br><br>All endpoints will be measured immediately after the final treatment, and 4, 8, 24 weeks after the final treatment.<br><br>Participants randomised to the aerobic exercise or the manual therapy group will fill out the same questionnaires at the same time points and will provide data from the headache diary.