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Efficacy of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Pain Relief

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Migraine Disorders
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
Inclusion Criteria
  • 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.
Exclusion Criteria
  • 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
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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%)"

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%)"

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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 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 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

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Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Departamento de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
🇧🇷Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

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