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Manual examination of the greater occipiali nerve in subjects with side-dominant headache and neck pain

Manual examination of the greater occipiali nerve in subjects with side-dominant headache and neck pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00010163
Enrollment
76
Registered
2016-04-01
Start date
2016-04-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

IHS-Classification: Zervikogener Kopfschmerz 11.2.1 G43

Interventions

Group 1: Physiotherapeutic examination of healthy controls Group 2: Physiotherapeutic examination of patients with side-dominant head and neck pain

Sponsors

Hochschule Osnabrück
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cervicogenic headache criteria of cervicogenic Headache International Study Group's (CHISG), International Classification of International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd edition (ICHD-3) for episodic and chronik migraine

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: relevant diagnosed cervical pathologies (for example, herniated disc) , cervical trauma (for example, whiplash) within the last two years, rheumatoid disease, psychiatric disorders or other diseases/pathologies that may be a contraindication to manual examination

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pressure mechanosensitivity of the greater occipital nerves through a mechanical pressure pain threshold device at the occiput region; neurodynamics of the greater occipital nerves through the occipital longsitting slump; flexion rotation test; active range of motion of the cervical spine; passive accessory intervertebral movements of the cervical spine;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
questionnaires (single measurement): -MIDAS (Migraine associated disability) -NDI (Neck pain associated disability) -PHQ9 (Depression) -JPF (functional temporomandibular disorders) -CPGS (chronic pain) -personal data (age, sex , BMI , headache history, frequency , intensity, duration)

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: Feb 4, 2026