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Effects of Exercise and Relaxation Techniques on Tension Headache Pain Parameters of University Students

NCT02264340 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 152

Last updated 2014-10-15

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Summary

Tension headache is a common disabling disease and a worldwide public health problem. This research tries to demonstrate the efficacy of physical therapy, based on cervical training and postural self-correction instructions, which aims to increase the positive results obtained from traditional relaxation techniques (Schultz Autogenic Training). University students are selected, because headaches are very common in this sector of the population. The design is a non-pharmacological randomized controlled trial, with blinded evaluation of the response variables. The investigators compare two independent samples. One of them receives an only treatment (Autogenic Training) and the other group receives a combined program (Autogenic Training + specific cervical exercises and postural correction). Pain parameters (frequency, intensity and duration) and drug consumption are measured before treatment, and then, at 4 weeks and 3 months, to value the results.

Conditions

  • Tension-Type Headache

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation technique Autogenic Training

Autogenic Training

BEHAVIORAL

Combined treatment Autogenic Training + Cervical exercises and postural correction

Autogenic Training + Cervical exercises and postural correction

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ángela Álvarez Melcón, Doctor · Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2011-03-31

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