Efficacy of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Pain Relief
- Conditions
- Migraine Disorders
- Interventions
- Other: Static stretchingOther: PNF contract-relax
- Registration Number
- NCT02549885
- Lead Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the contract-relax technique of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, and the static stretching exercise are effective in reducing the frequency, intensity and duration of headache and in improving the perception of quality of life in women with migraine.
- Detailed Description
This is an randomized clinical trial, double blind, comparing two interventions in women with migraine, whose diagnosis was confirmed by a neurologist.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 30
- Age between 18and 40 years
- Clinical diagnosis of migraine
- Participants with at least one day with acute migraine per month, with attacks lasting 4-72 hours.
- Obesity type I, II or III, according to the classification of Body Mass Index.
- Pregnancy, lactation or both.
- Presence of meningitis, demyelinating diseases, cerebral aneurysm, intracranial hypertension, myopathies, myelopathy, fibromyalgia, symptomatic neck disc herniation, rheumatoid arthritis and history of tumors in the brain or spine.
- Participants who performed other manual therapeutic interventions or other physical therapy modalities in the head or neck during the survey period.
- Participants who have daily prophylactic medication for migraine.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Static stretching Static stretching Static stretching of neck muscles. PNF contract-relax PNF contract-relax Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, using the technique of contract-relax on neck diagonal.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of eligible patients randomly assigned for each group (target ≥70%) "12 months" "the proportion of eligible patients randomly assigned for each group (target ≥70%)"
Feasibility for successful random allocation "12 months" "successful random allocation of 30 patients during a 12-months period"
Pain change "Change from Baseline Pain at 8th - 10th week"; "Change from Baseline Pain at 12th - 14th week" "Daily headache"
The global perception of change "global perception of change at 12th - 14th week" "Patient Global Impression of Change Scale"
Proportion of eligible patients who completed 30-day follow-up (target ≥95%) "12 months" "the proportion of randomly assigned patients who completed 30-day follow-up after the end of the treatment (target ≥95%)"
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Adverse effects of the intervention "Change from Baseline adverse effects at 8th - 10th week"; "Change from Baseline adverse effects at 12th - 14th week" Daily headache
Change in severity of migraine-related disability "Change from Baseline Migraine disability assessment at 8th - 10th week"; "Change from Baseline Migraine disability assessment at 12th - 14th week" Questionnaire "Migraine disability assessment"
Change in Neck mobility "Change from Baseline neck mobility at 8th - 10th week"; "Change from Baseline neck mobility at 12th - 14th week" Goniometer "Cervical Range of Motion (CROM)"
Change in neck disability index "Change from Baseline neck disability index at 8th - 10th week"; "Change from Baseline neck disability index at 12th - 14th week" Questionnaire "Neck disability index"
Change in Medicine intake in migraine attacks "Change from Baseline Medicine intake at 8th - 10th week"; "Change from Baseline Medicine intake at 12th - 14th week" "Daily headache"
Change in pressure pain threshold "Change from Baseline pressure pain threshold at 8th - 10th week"; "Change from Baseline pressure pain threshold at 12th - 14th week" "Computerized Algometer"
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Departamento de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
🇧🇷Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil