Impementation of the Exercise Recommendations for the Treatment of Primary Headaches: A Qualitative Approach to the Headache Units in Catalonia
NCT ID: NCT06127888
Last Updated: 2024-02-12
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Basic Information
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ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
30 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2024-03-20
2024-06-20
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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However, its implementation is not simple and requires resources, such as professionals with specialized training, infrastructure, and clearly defined care circuits. Conversely, these strategies have demonstrated cost-effectiveness in other chronic pain conditions with similar treatment and care demands.
It is of interest to increase knowledge in this area given that the size of the effect of these interventions is large, although it varies according to the analyzed variable and type of exercise modality. The reduction in days per month with headache or migraine, reduction in headache hours per month, or decrease in headache intensity has been demonstrated in a non-negligible number of patients, but larger samples are needed.
The present study aimed to determine the status of exercise recommendations in the headache units of the Catalan territory and to evaluate the possible fit of specialized physiotherapy for the treatment of patients with headaches within these units based on the opinion of the responsible members of these units and available resources.
Contact with the headache units of the Catalan territory will be made by email or telephone during November 2023.
Semi-structured interviews and a survey developed from the interviews with the members of the units will be conducted to determine the status of exercise recommendations in the headache units of the Catalan territory and to evaluate the possible viability of specialized physiotherapy for the treatment of patients with headaches.
A total of 8-12 interviews and 20-30 responses to the surveys were expected. These will include neurologists, nurses, pharmacists, managers, rehabilitation doctors, and physiotherapists linked to neurology services.
Conditions
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Study Design
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OTHER
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Study Groups
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Unit of headache and neurological pain of the Hospital Vall d'Hebron (VHIR) - Barcelona
Neurologists, nurses, pharmacists, health managers, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals related to the headache unit.
Interviews
Semi-structured interviews
Surveys
Estructured survey
Unit of headaches and neuralgias of the Hospital de Sant Pau - Barcelona
Neurologists, nurses, pharmacists, health managers, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals related to the headache unit.
Interviews
Semi-structured interviews
Surveys
Estructured survey
Unit of headache of the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu - Althaia - Manresa
Neurologists, nurses, pharmacists, health managers, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals related to the headache unit.
Interviews
Semi-structured interviews
Surveys
Estructured survey
Unit of headache of the Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova - Lleida
Neurologists, nurses, pharmacists, health managers, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals related to the headache unit.
Interviews
Semi-structured interviews
Surveys
Estructured survey
Group of work on headaches of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Neurologists, nurses, pharmacists, health managers, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals related to the headache unit.
Interviews
Semi-structured interviews
Surveys
Estructured survey
Headache Unit of Hospital de Bellvitge - Barcelona
Neurologists, nurses, pharmacists, health managers, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals related to the headache unit.
Interviews
Semi-structured interviews
Surveys
Estructured survey
Headache Unit of Hospital del Mar - Barcelona
Neurologists, nurses, pharmacists, health managers, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals related to the headache unit.
Interviews
Semi-structured interviews
Surveys
Estructured survey
Headache Unit of Hospital de Germans Tries i Pujol - Can Ruti - Badalona
Neurologists, nurses, pharmacists, health managers, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals related to the headache unit.
Interviews
Semi-structured interviews
Surveys
Estructured survey
Headache Unit of Hospital Josep Trueta - Girona
Neurologists, nurses, pharmacists, health managers, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals related to the headache unit.
Interviews
Semi-structured interviews
Surveys
Estructured survey
Interventions
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Interviews
Semi-structured interviews
Surveys
Estructured survey
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Be a part of a service related to the headache unit
* Be a healthcare practitioner, researcher, health manager or rehabilitation service manager.
Exclusion Criteria
* Unable to understand Catalan, Spanish or English
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Fundació Universitària del Bages
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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University of Manresa
Manresa, Barcelona, Spain
Countries
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References
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Madsen BK, Sogaard K, Andersen LL, Tornoe B, Jensen RH. Efficacy of strength training on tension-type headache: A randomised controlled study. Cephalalgia. 2018 May;38(6):1071-1080. doi: 10.1177/0333102417722521. Epub 2017 Jul 27.
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Reina-Varona A, Madronero-Miguel B, Gaul C, Hall T, Oliveira AB, Bond DS, Fernandez-de Las Penas C, Florencio LL, Carvalho GF, Luedtke K, Varkey E, Kroll LS, Bevilaqua-Grossi D, Kisan R, La Touche R, Paris-Alemany A. Therapeutic Exercise Parameters, Considerations, and Recommendations for Migraine Treatment: An International Delphi Study. Phys Ther. 2023 Oct 3;103(10):pzad080. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzad080.
Miyamoto GC, Lin CC, Cabral CMN, van Dongen JM, van Tulder MW. Cost-effectiveness of exercise therapy in the treatment of non-specific neck pain and low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med. 2019 Feb;53(3):172-181. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098765. Epub 2018 Apr 20.
Del Llano Senaris JE, Correia NN, Logusso LG, Errea Rodriguez M, Bringas Roldan C. [The indirect costs of tension type headache. A systematic literature review]. Aten Primaria. 2022 Mar;54(3):102238. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2021.102238. Epub 2022 Jan 22. Spanish.
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Jimenez-Trujillo I, Lopez-de-Andres A, Del Barrio JL, Hernandez-Barrera V, Valero-de-Bernabe M, Jimenez-Garcia R. Gender Differences in the Prevalence and Characteristics of Pain in Spain: Report from a Population-Based Study. Pain Med. 2019 Dec 1;20(12):2349-2359. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz004.
Fierro A, Perez-Roji G, Blanco A, Lopez P, Andres M, Gonzalez-Quintanilla V, Perez-Pereda S, Fontanillas N, Pascual J. Headache as main reason for consultation to a hospital Emergency Department in Spain: a prospective study. Neurologia (Engl Ed). 2021 May 31:S0213-4853(21)00089-X. doi: 10.1016/j.nrl.2021.03.015. Online ahead of print. English, Spanish.
Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society (IHS) The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition. Cephalalgia. 2018 Jan;38(1):1-211. doi: 10.1177/0333102417738202. No abstract available.
Other Identifiers
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I-RECEPTA JPA003
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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