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Sub-occipital Muscle Inhibition in Tension Type Headache

NCT02195648 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 29

Last updated 2018-04-30

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Summary

The main objective of this study is to determine the effects caused in neck movement, neck pain, headache in patients with tension type headache and cervicogenic headache after application of sub-occipital muscle inhibition technique associated with interferential electrotherapy.

Conditions

  • Tension-Type Headache

Interventions

OTHER

Suboccipital inhibition

Experimental: Suboccipital inhibition The intervention group will receive a session of 20 minutes (5 minutes for the patient's reception, 10 for treatment and the following 5 minutes for rest and hemodynamic stabilization), twice a week for 4 weeks. The intervention will consist of suboccipital muscle inhibition and interferential current on the occipital muscles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Javier Meroño-Gallut, PhD · Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-02-28
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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