The Effect of Manual Therapy Versus Kinesio Taping on Tension-type Headache in Jouf University Female Students

NCT ID: NCT06675019

Last Updated: 2025-01-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 45 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-11-15
• Study Completion Date: 2025-01-15

Brief Summary

Patients suffering from Tension Type Headache (TTH) report emotional and functional deficits (missing work, sleep disorders, emotional stability) and are susceptible to pharmaceutical abuse. Cervical muscle training, posture correction, spinal mobilization, and other physical therapy modalities may help alleviate symptoms.

This study will aim to compare the effect of manual therapy and kinesio taping on tension-type headache.

Conditions

Tension Type Headache

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Manual therapy

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Manual therapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Manual therapy group: will have manual therapy and relaxation training three times per week in addition to their medications as needed. Manual therapy will include stretching exercises, strengthening exercises, soft tissue manipulation in the form of myofascial release and deep friction massage, and postural correction.

Kinesio taping

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesio taping

Intervention Type: OTHER

Kinesio taping group: will have kinesio taping (KT), and relaxation exercises three times per week in addition to their medication as needed, One I-shaped tape was used to apply KT to the upper trapezius muscle that was 50 mm broad and 0.5 mm thick. The tape was measured from the acromion to the hairline in the back, and the upper trapezius fibers were stretched in the extended position, i.e., the cervical vertebrae were flexed to the opposite side and applied to the same side in the flexion and rotation positions. The band was secured to the acromion's insertion site in its first resting position. The muscle was lengthened, and the band was fixed with the initial skin shift, after which the band was fixed to the origin of the hairline from the muscle with a 10% stretch. The tape was massaged with the muscle in the extended position.

Control group

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control (Standard treatment)

Intervention Type: OTHER

The control group will just receive relaxation exercises three times per week, in addition to their medications as needed.

Interventions

Manual therapy

Manual therapy group: will have manual therapy and relaxation training three times per week in addition to their medications as needed. Manual therapy will include stretching exercises, strengthening exercises, soft tissue manipulation in the form of myofascial release and deep friction massage, and postural correction.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Kinesio taping

Kinesio taping group: will have kinesio taping (KT), and relaxation exercises three times per week in addition to their medication as needed, One I-shaped tape was used to apply KT to the upper trapezius muscle that was 50 mm broad and 0.5 mm thick. The tape was measured from the acromion to the hairline in the back, and the upper trapezius fibers were stretched in the extended position, i.e., the cervical vertebrae were flexed to the opposite side and applied to the same side in the flexion and rotation positions. The band was secured to the acromion's insertion site in its first resting position. The muscle was lengthened, and the band was fixed with the initial skin shift, after which the band was fixed to the origin of the hairline from the muscle with a 10% stretch. The tape was massaged with the muscle in the extended position.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Control (Standard treatment)

The control group will just receive relaxation exercises three times per week, in addition to their medications as needed.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Students between the ages of 18 and 25 will be enrolled in the study if they have tension type headache based on the IHS headache classification: A headache that occurs at least 15 days per month for more than 3 months (≥ 180 days per year) and lasts for hours or is continuous. The headache exhibits at least one of the following characteristics: 1. bilateral location, 2. pressing/tightening (non-pulsating) character, 3. mild or moderate intensity that is not exacerbated by routine physical activity such as walking or ascending stairs, and both of the following: 1. No more than one of photophobia, phonophobia, or mild nausea, and 2. No moderate to severe nausea or vomiting.

Exclusion Criteria

• Reumatoid arthritis, suspected malignancy, pregnancy, regular use of triptans, ergotamines, or opioids on ≥ 10 days/month or simple analgesics on ≥ 15 days/month for ≥ 3 months, or physical therapy treatment within 2 months prior to enrollment in the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Rokaia Ali Zainelabedeen Mohamed Toson

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

Giza, Giza Governorate, Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

2024-92

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id