Musculoskeletal dysfunctions in patients with migraine or tension-type headaches

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009622

Enrollment

300

Registered

2015-11-06

Start date

2015-11-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

G43 G44.2

Interventions

Group 1: Physiotherapy examination of patients with migraine or TTH Group 2: Physiotherapy examination of healthy control participants

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosed with migraine or TTH by headache expert

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: diagnosed pathology of the neck; neck pathology in the past 2 years; diagnosed psychiatric, rheumatoid or other neurological disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Cluster of tests identified in an international consensus procedure: -head forward posture -range of cervical movement -range of thoracic movement -upper cervical quadrant -passive physiological cervical movements -flexion-rotation test -manual joint examination cervical spine and thoracic spine -trigger point palpation -cranio-cervical flexion test	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Questionnaires: -MIDAS (migraine associated disability) -Neck Disability Index -PHQ9 (depression) -personal data: age, gender, headache history, headache frequency, duration, intensity, sports, BMI	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKerstin Luedtke

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

k.luedtke@uke.de040-741058943

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026