The Effect of Specific Strength-Training on Tension-Type Headache in Children 9-17 Years

NCT ID: NCT01155557

Last Updated: 2015-03-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

58 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-08-31

Study Completion Date

2014-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims at examining muscle strength capacity in neck and shoulder muscles in children and adolescents with and without tension-type headache, and furthermore examining the effect of a 10 week specific strength training programme for neck and shoulder muscles compared to a multi-disciplinary approach in 10 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Frequent and chronic tension type headache are the most frequent pain illnesses in children with a prevalence of 0.5-7,6%. Frequent or daily headache leads to constraints in the child's life in relation to school and social activities.

The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are not yet fully examined. In several studies in adults and in children it is found that the shoulder muscles are tense and tender, but it is not known whether this phenomenon is primary or secondary to tension-type headache. A decrease in muscle capacity is furthermore found in studies. We therefore aim at examining parameters for muscle function in order to compare the differences between children with and without headache, and at examining the effect of a 10 week progressive specific strength training programme on headache compared to an in time comparable multidisciplinary intervention based on lifestyle counseling.

Conditions

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Tension-Type Headache

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Specific Strength Training

10 weeks of specific strength training of neck and shoulder muscles using elastic resistance.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Specific Strength Training

Intervention Type DEVICE

10 weeks of progressive specific strength training for neck and shoulder muscles.

Lifestyle Counseling

10 weeks of counseling by nurse and physiotherapist in lifestyle changes.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Lifestyle Counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

10 weeks of counseling by nurse and physiotherapist in lifestyle changes.

Interventions

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Specific Strength Training

10 weeks of progressive specific strength training for neck and shoulder muscles.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Lifestyle Counseling

10 weeks of counseling by nurse and physiotherapist in lifestyle changes.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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A B

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* primary tension-type headache with no more than one episode of migraine pr. month

Exclusion Criteria

* post-trauma headache
* co-morbidity
Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The University Hospitals Centre for Nursing and Care Research, Copenhagen

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Beckett-Fond

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Fond of Jørgen Holm and Elisa F. Hansen

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Herlev Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Birte Tornoe

PhD, MSc, PT

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Birte Tornøe, PhD,MSc,PT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Children's Headache Clinic, Herlev University Hospital, 2730 Herlev, Copenhagen-DK

Locations

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Birte Tornøe

Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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2009-41-3697

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

H-3-2009-081

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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