Dry Needle In Management of Cervicogenic Headache

NCT ID: NCT04625387

Last Updated: 2020-11-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-15

Study Completion Date

2020-06-25

Brief Summary

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Headache is an important health problem. It is the commonest type of all signs of illness in the people worldwide. Cervicogenic Headache is commonest musculoskeletal condition in physiotherapy practice. This study's main objective was to evaluate effectiveness of Dry Needle with exercise in decreasing pain and improving function in patients with Cervicogenic Headache.

Detailed Description

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50 patients were included and assigned randomly to group A and B. Group-A received Dry Needle plus exercise and group-B received Dry Needle alone. Baseline assessment was taken before and after treatment; treatment was given for four weeks twice a week. Outcome indicators were measured by Visual analog scale, Neck Disability Index and Cervical Range Of Motion.

The study findings indicate that both groups improve the symptoms of a headache. Clinically better improvement was indicated by Dry Needle plus exercise group than Dry Needle alone group. As per our results, Dry Needle plus exercise should be preferred for the management of cervicogenic headache over Dry Needle alone.

Conditions

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Cervicogenic Headache

Keywords

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Dry Needle Exercise Neck pain Trigger point

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Dry Needle plus exercise

Group A received Dry Needling along with exercise having 25 individuals. Treatment lasted four weeks duration, twice a week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dry Needle and Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

A 0.25 X 15 mm acupuncture needle was used for sub occipital muscle and 0.25 X 40 mm needle was used for paraspinal and trapezius muscle. All the necessary precautions were maintained before inserting the needle. Therapists wore hand gloves for all purposes.

The exercise for the muscles of cervical group, for group A was carried out by elevating head from lying in supine position repeating 20 times in three sets and pressing a theraband forward in one set of 15 repetitions, to right side and to left side and back side

Dry Needling alone

Group B received Dry Needling alone having 25 individuals. Treatment lasted four weeks duration, twice a week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dry Needle and Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

A 0.25 X 15 mm acupuncture needle was used for sub occipital muscle and 0.25 X 40 mm needle was used for paraspinal and trapezius muscle. All the necessary precautions were maintained before inserting the needle. Therapists wore hand gloves for all purposes.

The exercise for the muscles of cervical group, for group A was carried out by elevating head from lying in supine position repeating 20 times in three sets and pressing a theraband forward in one set of 15 repetitions, to right side and to left side and back side

Interventions

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Dry Needle and Exercise

A 0.25 X 15 mm acupuncture needle was used for sub occipital muscle and 0.25 X 40 mm needle was used for paraspinal and trapezius muscle. All the necessary precautions were maintained before inserting the needle. Therapists wore hand gloves for all purposes.

The exercise for the muscles of cervical group, for group A was carried out by elevating head from lying in supine position repeating 20 times in three sets and pressing a theraband forward in one set of 15 repetitions, to right side and to left side and back side

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Ice pack

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 20-50 years.
* Male and female both gender
* Worker in the Office.
* Employed permanently.
* Self-motivated for working continuously for rehab.
* Persistent or regular pain in the neck over a span of at least 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria

* Cervical spine injury or surgery.
* Congenital spinal deformity.
* Participants having age less than 20 or elder than 50 years.
* Cervical radiculopathy,
* The participants had experienced any recent trauma or suffering from dizzy spells, any vascular neurological disorders.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Raj Nursing and Paramedical College

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sharick Shamsi

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sharick Shamsi, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Raj Nursing and Paramedical College

Locations

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Sharick Shamsi

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Site Status

Countries

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India

Other Identifiers

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RajNursingParamedical

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id