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
Active Locations (1)
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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045