The comparison of the efficacy of stress inoculation training (SIT) with pharmacotherapy in the management of chronic tension headache

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT138810022913N1

Enrollment

Registered

2010-04-24

Start date

2003-08-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Tension headache. Chronic tension-type headache

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group: Stress Inoculation training. Intervention 2: In the Intervention group: Amitriptyline 60mg at night for six months.

Behavior

Treatment - Drugs

In the intervention group: Stress Inoculation training

In the Intervention group: Amitriptyline 60mg at night for six months

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: having a chronic pain, no brain damage, and no other psychiatric disorder Exclusion criteria: recent medical prophylaxis for tension headache, recent psychotherapy, recent pregnancy, migraine headache longer than one day per month, pain disorders (like Arthritis), mental disorder and finally patients disinclination to for the rest of cooperation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Frequency, severity and duration of headache. Timepoint: before treatment, after treatment and 1 month after treatment. Method of measurement: headche daily questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Parviz Molavi

Ardabil University of Medical Sciences

p.molavi@arums.ac.ir p.molavi@yahoo.com00982188614346-00982188614348

Outcome results

None listed

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