Chiropractic and Acupressure for Headaches

NCT ID: NCT01509326

Last Updated: 2012-01-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

36 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-01-31

Study Completion Date

2012-11-30

Brief Summary

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This study will investigate the effect of chiropractic treatment with and without the use of an acupressure pillow for cervical headaches. Subjects will be randomly allocated to groups with and without the pillow and will be followed for five weeks. The primary outcome measure will be headache frequency. The investigators predict that the group using the pillow on a daily basis will demonstrate significantly greater decrease in headache frequency over a 5-week interval.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cervicogenic Headache Tension-type Headache Migraine 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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Chiropractic

spinal manipulation, mobilization, massage, advice, exercises

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

chiropractic treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

12 sessions over 4 weeks

Chiropractic PLUS pillow

spinal manipulation, mobilization, massage, advice, exercises, pillow

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dr. Zaxx pillow

Intervention Type DEVICE

Daily use of an acupressure pillow

Interventions

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chiropractic treatment

12 sessions over 4 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Dr. Zaxx pillow

Daily use of an acupressure pillow

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* males and females
* ages 21-60
* recurrent headaches
* sub-occipital tenderness
* a minimum of 4 headaches per month

Exclusion Criteria

* migraine with aura
* sinus headache
* any other organic pathology
* any contraindications to cervical manipulation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Dr. Zaxx Co.

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Howard Vernon

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Howard Vernon, DC, PhD

Role: CONTACT

416-482-2340 ext. 216

Facility Contacts

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Mark Fillery, BA

Role: primary

416-482-2340 ext. 267

References

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Vernon H, Jansz G, Goldsmith CH, McDermaid C. A randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of chiropractic and medical prophylactic treatment of adults with tension-type headache: results from a stopped trial. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2009 Jun;32(5):344-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.04.004.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19539116 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.cmcc.ca

Institutional webpage

Other Identifiers

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112049

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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