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Association of massage and surface heat treatment on tension-type headache

Investigation of association of Manual Therapy and surface heat treatment on Tension-Type Headache

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-4n73hw
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-11-18
Start date
2015-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Tension-Type Headache, Headache.

Interventions

The research project will last for three months with the participation of 30 female subjects. The first month (control effect) volunteers will be evaluated and will respond to pain diary, marking the
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Sponsors

Faculdades Integradas Einstein de Limeira
Lead Sponsor
Faculdades Integradas Einstein de Limeira
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 59 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: subjects with muscular origin of headaches (tension-type headache); existence of myofascial trigger points.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects with migraine diagnosis; face trauma; systemic rheumatological and oncological diseases; sinusitis; rhinitis; as well as patients in orthodontic treatment; illiterate.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain reduced after quatro weeks of treatment, verify by visual analogic scale, Mcguill pain questionnaire and pain diary, with statistic analysis of data before and after treatment period.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement of quality of life, sleep and self-medication after 4 weeks of treatment, verify by SF-36, Pittsburgh sleep questionnaire and pain diary with statistic analysis of data before and after treatment period.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMaisa Gui Demase

Faculdades Integradas Einstein de Limeira

maisa_gui@yahoo.com.br+5519981710130

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)