The effect of manual therapy on patients with tension type headache that do not respond to the drug

The effect of manual therapies on severity and frequency of pain in patients with tension headache that does not respond to the drug

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017082924149N36

Enrollment

Registered

2017-09-26

Start date

2017-09-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Tension type headache. Chronic tension-type headache, Episodic tension headache, Tension headache NOS

Interventions

Intervention 1: The control group does not receive manual therapy. Intervention 2: In this study, the treatment group received a manual therapy package, including the release of the neck and shoulders

The control group does not receive manual therapy

In this study, the treatment group received a manual therapy package, including the release of the neck and shoulders fascia , cervical moblization, the release of the trigger points of the upper trap

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Headache that lasts from several minutes to several hours; According to the IHS criteria . Headache that has at least two characteristics:No pulsating mode; Its severity is mild to moderate; Do not exacerbate daily activities such as walking and climbing the stairs; Not having nausea and vomiting and photophobia and phonophobia during the attack. Exclusion criteria: Cervical surgery; Cervical disc hernia; Pregnancy; Breastfeeding; Migraine; Severe cervical trauma; Cervical Malignancy; Rheumatism; Fibromyalgia; Cardiovascular disease; Physiotherapy and massage in the last 6 months; Temporomandibular joint disorder.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity. Timepoint: before treatment, after treatment, 1 week after treatment. Method of measurement: Numerical rating scale pain.;Pain frequency. Timepoint: before treatment, after treatment, 1 week after treatment. Method of measurement: The number of days that patients have headache in one week.;Consumed pills. Timepoint: before treatment, after treatment, 1 week after treatment. Method of measurement: The number of pills in one week.	—

Measure

Time frame

Pain intensity. Timepoint: before treatment, after treatment, 1 week after treatment. Method of measurement: Numerical rating scale pain.;Pain frequency. Timepoint: before treatment, after treatment, 1 week after treatment. Method of measurement: The number of days that patients have headache in one week.;Consumed pills. Timepoint: before treatment, after treatment, 1 week after treatment. Method of measurement: The number of pills in one week.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Neck Disability Index. Timepoint: before treatment , after treatment , one week after treatment. Method of measurement: Score questionnaire.;Cervical range of motion. Timepoint: before treatment , after treatment , one week after treatment. Method of measurement: Goniameter.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFahimeh Kamali-Sarvestani

Shiraz University of Medical Science

negarazhdari12@gmail.com+98 71 3626 1081

Outcome results

None listed

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