Status:

COMPLETED

Muscle Treatment for Management of Pain & Disability in Tension-type Headache

Lead Sponsor:

University of Colorado, Denver

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Conditions:

Tension-type Headache

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-59 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of treatments (massage therapy or ultrasound) directed at skeletal muscle for alleviating pain associated wtih tension headache.

Detailed Description

Chronic or episodic forms of tension-type headache affect a high percentage of the population. Pain from tension-type headache (TTH) not only impacts personal well-being, but also poses a significant ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 2 or more tension-type headache episodes per week
  • Headache episodes of 2 hours or longer
  • Experiencing tension-type headache for 6 months or longer

Exclusion

  • Migraine \>1/month
  • Presence of alternate forms of headache (e.g. cluster headache, medication-induced headache, headache caused by injury)
  • The diagnosis of fibromyalgia, major depression, other neurological or cardiovascular disease
  • Pregnancy
  • Prior massage or ultrasound treatment for headaches

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

69 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01244555

Start Date

April 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2013

Last Update

December 2 2015

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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045