In chronic tension type headache sufferers is sauna or soft tissue massage more effective than their current care in reducing headache severity and frequency.

In chronic tension type headache sufferers is sauna or soft tissue massage more effective than their current care in reducing headache severity and frequency

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000746235

Acronym

WEST Headache trial

Enrollment

Registered

2009-08-27

Start date

2009-03-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Chronic tension type headaches are likely to be made worse by stress chemicals adrenaline released by the sympathetic nervous system. Manipulating the sympathetic nervous system using heat may reduce stress chemicals and reduce headache intensity and duration.

Interventions

Sauna, Three times a week for 20 minutes for eight weeks.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Chronic tension Type Headache as defined by the International headache society (IHS).

Exclusion criteria

Known cause of symptoms such as acute sinusitis, eyesight or ear problems, Current diagnosis of cancer Acute infections including viral illness Previous spinal/brain surgery Pregnancy Head injury

Outcome results