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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT03113357
Date of registration: 10/04/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science
Public title: The Effect of Myofascial Release in Patients With Cervicogenic Headache RCT
Scientific title: The Effect of Myofascial Release Technique on Headache Intensity,Duration,Frequency and Pressure Pain Threshold in Patients With Cervicogenic Headache
Date of first enrolment: January 2015
Target sample size: 34
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03113357
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Single (Participant).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Contacts
Name:     Amir M Arab, professor
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Affiliation:  University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Neck pain with referring unilateral pain to sub-occipital region.

- The pain and limitation of C1-C2 rotation with craniocervical FRT.

- Intensifying of Headache by manual pressure to upper cervical muscles and joints.

- Headache frequency of at least one per week a period of previous 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

- Bilateral headaches (typifying tension headache).

- Intolerance to craniocervical FRT.

- Presence of autonomic system symptoms like vertigo, dizziness and visual impairment.

- Severe specific neck pain as disk herniation, canal stenosis and cervical spondylosis.

- Any condition that might contraindicate myofascial release technique in upper cervical
region.

- Physiotherapy for headache in the previous 6 months.



Age minimum: 15 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cervicogenic Headache
Intervention(s)
Other: conventional exercise therapy
Other: Myofascial release technique
Primary Outcome(s)
headache severity [Time Frame: one year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
pressure pain threshold [Time Frame: one year]
headache duration [Time Frame: one year]
headache frequency [Time Frame: one year]
Secondary ID(s)
931672006
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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