Effect of 8-Week Stretching, Strength Training, and Posture Correction on Chronic Migraine in Women with Forward Head Disorde

Investigating the effect of 8 weeks of stretching and strength training and posture correction in women with chronic migraine with forward head disorder

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20240530061955N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-06-17

Start date

2024-06-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-24

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Conditions

Migraine. Migraine

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In group A (intervention), after face-to-face training on how to properly perform stretching and craniocervical strength exercises individually by a sports medicine

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Migraine-afflicted women referred to the neurology clinic of Sinai Hospital, who were treated for migraine by a neurologist, and have forward-facing posture disorder. And after checking the inclusion criteria by the sports medicine assistant, if they were eligible, they were invited to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Forward posture disorder. Timepoint: (before the start of the intervention) and 8 weeks after the start of sports training. Method of measurement: Photography.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Neck Disability Index (NDI). Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and 8 weeks after the start of sports training. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;HIT-6™ Headache Impact Test. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention) and 8 weeks after the start of sports training. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VAS Pain). Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and 8 weeks after starting sports training. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Neck Disability Index (NDI). Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and 8 weeks after the start of sports training. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;HIT-6™ Headache Impact Test. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention) and 8 weeks after the start of sports training. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VAS Pain). Timepoint: Before starting the intervention and 8 weeks after starting sports training. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKulthum Behzadi Moghadam

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

behzadimoghadam.k756@yahoo.com+98 21 6634 8500

Outcome results

None listed

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