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The Effect of Specific Strength-Training on Tension-Type Headache in Children 9-17 Years

NCT01155557 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 58

Last updated 2015-03-19

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Summary

This study aims at examining muscle strength capacity in neck and shoulder muscles in children and adolescents with and without tension-type headache, and furthermore examining the effect of a 10 week specific strength training programme for neck and shoulder muscles compared to a multi-disciplinary approach in 10 weeks.

Conditions

  • Tension-Type Headache

Interventions

DEVICE

Specific Strength Training

10 weeks of progressive specific strength training for neck and shoulder muscles.

BEHAVIORAL

Lifestyle Counseling

10 weeks of counseling by nurse and physiotherapist in lifestyle changes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University Hospitals Centre for Nursing and Care Research, Copenhagen

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • The Beckett-Fond

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • The Fond of Jørgen Holm and Elisa F. Hansen

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Herlev Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Birte Tornøe, PhD,MSc,PT · Children's Headache Clinic, Herlev University Hospital, 2730 Herlev, Copenhagen-DK

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2014-08-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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