Trigger Point Massage in Chronic Tension Headache

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-02-15

Study Completion Date

2019-03-15

Brief Summary

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Patients with IHS criteria of chronic tension headache , considering inclusion and exclusion criteria, enrolled to this study. They will be randomized to intervention or control group by block randomization method, then treat by standard drug( nortriptyline 10 mg daily) or trigger point massage.

They report severity, frequency, duration of headaches and number of analgesic drugs in diary during week 1 and week 4. Then data based on dairy will be analysis.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Tension-Type Headache

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Case and control group

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

Trigger point massage

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Massage

Intervention Type OTHER

Massage the trigger points in 8 different points for 1 min in circle direction and 3 times a day.

Control

Treatment with standard drug Nortriptyline

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Massage

Intervention Type OTHER

Massage the trigger points in 8 different points for 1 min in circle direction and 3 times a day.

Interventions

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Massage

Massage the trigger points in 8 different points for 1 min in circle direction and 3 times a day.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Chronic tension type headache according to IHS criteria
2. Finding painful trigger point in physical examination
3. no contraindication for massage
4. no prophylactic treatment
5. written inform consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Dementia or severe cognitive impairment
2. Under Treatment with drugs with prophylactic effect
3. History of RA or Cervicocephalic fracture or other skeletal deformity
4. Other complementary treatment

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes