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Superficial Dry Needling for Cervicogenic Headache

NCT05444296 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 133

Last updated 2022-07-11

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Summary

It is unknown if applying superficial dry needling to the trigeminal innervation field improves pain and disability for patients with cervicogenic headaches. The aim of this study is to determine if superficial dry needling of the trigeminal innervation field improves pain, neck mobility, and disability in patients with cervicogenic headaches. It will also be examined if psychosocial factors such as stress, anxiety, depression and self efficacy influence improvements in pain, range of motion and neck disability.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Superficial 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

Non-thrust Mobilizations only

Non-thrust mobilizations to be applied to the most symptomatic level of the upper cervical spine as determined by a treating physical therapist. The mobilization technique will be applied for 3 bouts of 30 seconds.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Youngstown State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

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

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-05
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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