Comparison of physiotherapy and acupuncture therapeutic approach on relief of myofascial pain syndrome related headache

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201104104422N2

Enrollment

Registered

2011-04-28

Start date

2009-07-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Myofascial pain syndrome related headache. Other specified soft tissue disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: 15 sessions of physiotherapy for neck. Intervention 2: Four sessions of acupuncture for head and neck area.

15 sessions of physiotherapy for neck

Four sessions of acupuncture for head and neck area

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

No minimum to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients with chronic headache (more than 6 months) with cervical MTPs Exclusion criteria: Patients with headache due to hypertension, encephalitis, glaucoma, pseudo-tumor cerebry, extra-cranial infections, meningitis and neuralgia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Headache severity. Timepoint: 15 days before and 30 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: HIT, VAS, HDI questionary.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Headache frequancy. Timepoint: 15 days. Method of measurement: asking for the number of headache in the previous week.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAlireza Ostad Rahimi

Research center of Tabriz Medical Science

Shakouri@tbzmed.ac.ir+98 41 1335 7313

Outcome results

None listed

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