Effectiveness of the Dry Needling Approach in Patients With Tension-Type Headache
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Randomized Single-Blind Clinical Trial in which the treatment will be administered through 3 sessions of dry needling in the cervical, cranial, and facial musculature in patients with frequent and chronic tension-type headache.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Dry Needling group
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Other: Dry Needling
3 treatment to eliminate active trigger points that patients have
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| No Intervention: Control group
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Active trigger points [1 month]
The investigators assess the sensitivity of trigger points using algometry to determine which points reproduce the participants tensional-type headache.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- cervical ROM [1 month]
general cervical range of movement, upper and lower cervical
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a diagnosis of tension headache according to IHS
Exclusion Criteria:
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Documented major trauma through medical history in the cervical area and/or recent surgery.
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Pregnancy.
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Generalized pain.
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Inflammatory, hormonal, or neurological disorders.
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Tendon disorders in the upper extremities.
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Severe psychiatric illnesses.
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Inability to complete the form in Spanish.
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Having a pacemaker (due to the use of equipment with magnetic sensors).
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Specific contraindications to invasive or conservative physiotherapy (infection, fever, hypothyroidism, wounds in the puncture area, metal allergies, cancer, systemic diseases, or belonephobia).
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Having received physiotherapy treatment for the condition in the past month.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centro Clínico de Fisioterapia OMT-E | Zaragoza | Spain | 50009 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Universidad de Zaragoza
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Cerezo-Tellez E, Torres-Lacomba M, Fuentes-Gallardo I, Perez-Munoz M, Mayoral-Del-Moral O, Lluch-Girbes E, Prieto-Valiente L, Falla D. Effectiveness of dry needling for chronic nonspecific neck pain: a randomized, single-blinded, clinical trial. Pain. 2016 Sep;157(9):1905-1917. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000591.
- Fernandez-de-Las-Penas C, Ge HY, Arendt-Nielsen L, Cuadrado ML, Pareja JA. The local and referred pain from myofascial trigger points in the temporalis muscle contributes to pain profile in chronic tension-type headache. Clin J Pain. 2007 Nov-Dec;23(9):786-92. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318153496a.
- Ferrante T, Manzoni GC, Russo M, Camarda C, Taga A, Veronesi L, Pasquarella C, Sansebastiano G, Torelli P. Prevalence of tension-type headache in adult general population: the PACE study and review of the literature. Neurol Sci. 2013 May;34 Suppl 1:S137-8. doi: 10.1007/s10072-013-1370-4.
- Stephens LR, Humphrey JD, Little PB, Barnum DA. Morphological, biochemical, antigenic, and cytochemical relationships among Haemophilus somnus, Haemophilus agni, Haemophilus haemoglobinophilus, Histophilus ovis, and Actinobacillus seminis. J Clin Microbiol. 1983 May;17(5):728-37. doi: 10.1128/jcm.17.5.728-737.1983.
- RAT 2023-195