Diacutaneous Fibrolysis, Effects on Tension Type Headache
NCT ID: NCT03056131
Last Updated: 2018-05-02
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
82 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-10-31
2018-05-31
Brief Summary
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The most common treatment in primary care consists mainly on analgesic medication. However, different techniques of manual therapy have been shown to be effective in the treatment of these patients. Diacutaneous fibrolysis shows clinical benefits in relieving symptoms of tension type headache, but there is no scientific evidence that analyzes this effects.
The hypothesis of this study was that adding treatment with diacutaneous fibrolysis to the usual conservative treatment has beneficial effects on different variables of the headache.
The aim of the study was to assess the effect of diacutaneous fibrolisis on intensity, frequency, duration of headache and cervical function in patients with tension type headache.
A randomized controlled clinical trial has been designed to evaluate the effectiveness of diacutaneous fibrolysis technique compared to usual general practicioner care in patientes with tension type headache.
The study protocol has been approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee from the Aragon Community and all patients provided written consent.
Eighty-two people with clinical diagnosis of TTH were randomized into a intervention group or a control group. Intervention group received three sessions of Diacutaneous Fibrolysis, while control group was advised to maintain their usual pharmacologic treatment. Pain intensity (VAS), frecuency, location, cervical range of motion, head forward position and pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) were measured at baseline, postintervention, and 1 month follow-up after treatment. The Spanish version of the HIT-6 Questionnaire was used to measure disability/function at baseline and follow-up.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Diacutaneous Fibrolysis Treatment
Diacutaneous Fibrolysis
Diacutaneous Fibrolysis is a non invasive physiotherapeutic technique applied by means a set of metallic hooks having the advantage of allowing a deeper and more precise application, which could not be achieved manually
Control Group
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Diacutaneous Fibrolysis
Diacutaneous Fibrolysis is a non invasive physiotherapeutic technique applied by means a set of metallic hooks having the advantage of allowing a deeper and more precise application, which could not be achieved manually
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Modification of pharmacological treatment in the last month
* Presence of red flags
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Sara Cabanillas Barea
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Sara Cabanillas Barea
PT
References
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Cabanillas-Barea S, Perez-Guillen S, Lopez-de-Celis C, Rodriguez-Sanz J, Fanlo-Mazas P, Carrasco-Uribarren A. Effects of diacutaneous fibrolysis in patients with tension-type headache: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2023 Mar 27;18(3):e0273877. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273877. eCollection 2023.
Other Identifiers
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PI15/0229
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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