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Effect of Muscle Tension Inhibition technique plus Muscular Relaxation method on Tension Type Headache

EFFECT OF SUB-OCCIPITAL TIOSSUE INHIBITION AND PROGRESSIVE MUSCULE RELAXATION ON TENSION TYPE HEADACHE - nill

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/086133
Enrollment
20
Registered
2025-05-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Sub Occipital Tissue Inhibition (SOTI) and Abbreviated Progressive Muscle Relaxation (APMR): SOTI is a manual release technique for the suboccipital area, APMR is general body relaxatio

Sponsors

Dr Sandeep Singh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Suffering from mild to moderate intensity pain 2. The pain located bilaterally over the temporal region. 3. pressing, non-pulsating type of pain 4. Headache not aggravated by normal physical activity 5. Only one out of photophobia or phonophobia should be present and not both. 6. At least 10 episodes of headache occurring for 1-14days/month on average for >3 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with infrequent TTH 2. Headache that is aggravated by head movements 3. Previous neck trauma 4. Individuals with history of metabolic or systemic disorders like vertigo, dizziness, hypertension /hypotension. 5. Patients with cardiac devices 6. Neurological alterations or pre diagnosed neurological disease 7. Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Headache Disability Index (HDI) Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)Timepoint: DAY 0 and DAY 28, at baseline and at end of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of lifeTimepoint: Baseline week 4

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSandeep Singh

From Punjabi University

gargishika918@gmail.com8054266631

Outcome results

None listed

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