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"effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing exercises on chronic tension type headache patients in terms of pain intensity, disability and quality of sleep"

â??An experimental study to assess the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing exercises in reducing pain intensity, disability and improving quality of sleep among chronic tension type headache patients attending at Neuro OPD ,Neuro science centre, AIIMSâ??

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/08/007173
Enrollment
200
Registered
2016-08-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Chronic tension type head ache

Interventions

Intervention1: Progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing exercise: The procedure will be carried out in patients attending Neuro OPD. After the screening procedure, allocation of the sample by

Sponsors

L GOPICHANDRAN
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. CTTH patients attending neuro OPD during the periods of study. 2. CTTH Patients who are able to follow instructions. 3. CTTH Patients who are giving written consent for the study. 4. CTTH patients able to communicate in Hindi /English 5. CTTH patientâ??s age more than 18 yrs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. CTTH patients not willing to participate in the study. 2. CTTH patients who are not able to follow instructions. 3. CTTH patients diagnose with anxiety disorders and/or depressive disorders, substance dependence. 4. CTTH patients having H/o cognitive impairment or reporting of severe decline of memory. 5. Exhibiting musculoskeletal problems that might affect PMR training. 6. Not willing to concentrate for 25 minutes duration at a time. 7. CTTH patients not able to perform the exercises for specified duration either due to any illness 8. CTTH patients following other than conventional therapy by physician

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
pain intensity ,Timepoint: 1st day 2nd,6th 12th week—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
disability,quality of sleepTimepoint: 1st day 2nd,6th 12th week—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR Achalkumar srivastava

AIIMS Newdelhi

pravigopi@gmail.com8130930287

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026