Effects of Osteopathic Treatment in Patients With Tension Type Headache

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05906901

Enrollment

Registered

2023-06-18

Start date

2024-09-30

Completion date

2024-12-31

Last updated

2024-04-08

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Conditions

Tension-Type Headache

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of the suboccipital muscles inhibition technique on patients suffering from tension-type headaches.

Detailed description

The tension-type headache is a recurrent condition with a high financial repercussion in Portugal. Their side effects often impact daily activities, reducing the quality of life of the patients. In several studies, the excessive tension of the suboccipital muscles are usually referred as a cause of tension-type headache, since they can exert tension on the dura mater through the myodural bridge.

Interventions

OTHERCranial listening technique

5 minutes

OTHERSuboccipital muscles inhibition technique

6 minutes

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

They must have tension-type headache, that is, a headache with: * a duration of at least 30 min to days, with or without an break; * must have at least two of the following four characteristics: 1. bilateral location 2. pressure or squeezing quality (non throbbing) 3. weak or moderate intensity 4. not aggravated by routine physical activity such as walking or climbing stairs; * must have both of the following criteria: 1. only one of the following: photophobia, phonophobia, or mild nausea 2. absence of moderate or severe nausea or vomiting.

Exclusion criteria

* They can't be on antibiotics, antivirals, or antidepressants; * They can't have neurological problems; * They shouldn't have any absolute contraindication for the osteopathic maneuvers; * They can't have acute pathologies (ex: infection) or serious (ex: cancer); * They can't have fractures in the skull, cervical spine or high dorsal spine (up to D4); * They can't be pregnant.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Frequency	One month after first intervention	Measured by monthly counting.
Intensity	One month after first intervention	Measured by visual analogue scale (VAS). It goes from 0 to 10, 0 being the minimum pain intensity and 10 the maximum pain intensity.
Impact on quality of life questionnaire	one month after first intervention	Measured by questionnaire. The questionnaire attribuates a score after answering six questions. The lowest score a participant can obtain is 36, which corresponds to the lowest impact on quality of life. The highest score a participant can obtain is 78, which corresponds to the highest impact on quality of life.

Countries

Portugal

Contacts

Primary ContactNatália MO Campelo, PhD

nmc@ess.ipp@gmail.com351 22 206 1000

Backup ContactNatália MO Campelo