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Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Tension Headache in Post-Pubertal Females

NCT07417644 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-02-18

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Summary

This study will be carried out to evaluate the effect of laser acupuncture on tension headache in post-pubertal females.

Conditions

  • Tension Headache

Interventions

OTHER

Low energy laser acupuncture

The experimental group will receive low-energy laser acupuncture therapy. The laser will deliver 1.3 joules (approximately 13 joules per square centimeter) per point at 100 percent output in continuous mode, applied with vertical contact and slight pressure for 40 seconds per point. Four acupuncture points will be treated bilaterally according to published protocols: Gallbladder 14 and Gallbladder 20 as local head points, and Large Intestine 4 and Lung 7 as distal points on the hand and forearm. Both therapist and patient will wear protective goggles during treatment for safety.

OTHER

Myofascial release technique

All participant in both groups will receive myofascial release technique for 6 weeks. Soft tissue and trigger point release techniques will be applied on the muscles/fascia reproducing the patient's symptoms (the occipitalis, suboccipitalis, splenius, sternocleidomastoid, and trapezius). Various myofascial techniques will employed such as effleurage, deep friction massage, ischemic compression and muscle energy techniques.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Soheir Mahmoud El-Kosery, PhD · Professor, Cairo University

  • Mohamed Fawzy Abu-Elenin, PhD · Consultant

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-20
Primary Completion
2026-05-20
Completion
2026-05-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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