Effects of Osteopathic Treatment in Patients With Tension Type Headache

NCT ID: NCT05906901

Last Updated: 2024-04-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-09-30

Study Completion Date

2024-12-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of the suboccipital muscles inhibition technique on patients suffering from tension-type headaches.

Detailed Description

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The tension-type headache is a recurrent condition with a high financial repercussion in Portugal. Their side effects often impact daily activities, reducing the quality of life of the patients.

In several studies, the excessive tension of the suboccipital muscles are usually referred as a cause of tension-type headache, since they can exert tension on the dura mater through the myodural bridge.

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

Participants

Study Groups

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Control Group

The investigator will perform a cranial listening technique.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Cranial listening technique

Intervention Type OTHER

5 minutes

Suboccipital muscles inhibition

The investigator will perform a suboccipital muscles inhibition technique.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Suboccipital muscles inhibition technique

Intervention Type OTHER

6 minutes

Interventions

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Cranial listening technique

5 minutes

Intervention Type OTHER

Suboccipital muscles inhibition technique

6 minutes

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

They must have tension-type headache, that is, a headache with:

* a duration of at least 30 min to days, with or without an break;
* must have at least two of the following four characteristics:

1. bilateral location
2. pressure or squeezing quality (non throbbing)
3. weak or moderate intensity
4. not aggravated by routine physical activity such as walking or climbing stairs;
* must have both of the following criteria:

1. only one of the following: photophobia, phonophobia, or mild nausea
2. absence of moderate or severe nausea or vomiting.

Exclusion Criteria

* They can't be on antibiotics, antivirals, or antidepressants;
* They can't have neurological problems;
* They shouldn't have any absolute contraindication for the osteopathic maneuvers;
* They can't have acute pathologies (ex: infection) or serious (ex: cancer);
* They can't have fractures in the skull, cervical spine or high dorsal spine (up to D4);
* They can't be pregnant.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Natália Maria Oliveira Campelo

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Natália MO Natália

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Escola Superior da Saúde do Porto

Locations

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Escola Superior da Saúde do Porto

Porto, , Portugal

Site Status

Countries

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Portugal

Central Contacts

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Natália MO Campelo, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Natália MO Campelo

Role: CONTACT

References

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Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society (IHS). The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (beta version). Cephalalgia. 2013 Jul;33(9):629-808. doi: 10.1177/0333102413485658. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23771276 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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OST1-009

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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