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Dry Needling for Cervicogenic Headache

NCT05140291 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2022-01-11

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Summary

Currently, it is unknown if dry needling when performed to the trigeminal innervation field improves neck pain and or headache for patients with cervicogenic headaches. The aim of this study is to determine if dry needling of the trigeminal innervation field improves pain, pain-pressure thresholds, and neck mobility in patients with cervicogenic headaches, with or without migraine.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Dry Needling

1/2" needles will placed into defined innervation fields of the trigeminal nerve and rotated. Total time will be 5-7 minutes.

OTHER

Sham Dry Needling

Needle handles inside of guide tubes will be tapped in a way similar to an actual needle being set but the sham needles will be blunted.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Youngstown State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ken Lieber, PhD · Director of the PhD in Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-12-03
Primary Completion
2022-04-30
Completion
2022-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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