Active clinical trials for "Tension-Type Headache"

This study is a double blind, randomized controlled trail. condition/disease: acute tension headache treatment/intervention: Pharmacopuncture

A randomized controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of yoga on tension type headache and / or migraine in adolescents between 12 and 16 years, consisting of a four group design which includes an 12 week yoga course and a three-month follow-up period. Both adolescent and one parent will be randomized either to yoga or no treatment. Primary outcome will be pain frequency in adolescents considering pain catastrophizing of parents.

The main objective of this study is to determine the effects caused in neck movement, neck pain, headache in patients with tension type headache and cervicogenic headache after application of sub-occipital muscle inhibition technique associated with interferential electrotherapy.

Introduction. Tension-type headache is a highly prevalent disorder with a significant socio-economic impact, affecting psychological aspects. This study aims to assess aspects pertaining to anxiety, depression, headache frequency and pain intensity. Subjects and methods. A clinical trial was conducted on 84 participants suffering from tension-type headache, divided into 4 groups, the mean age being 39.76 years (SD 11.38). The first group received suboccipital soft tissue treatment (ST); the second group was treated with articulatory technique (AT); the third group was applied a combination of both techniques (ST and AT) and a forth group which served as control group. Treatment sessions were administered during four weeks, with a post-treatment assessment, and follow-up after one month. The investigators conducted Repeated measures Analysis of Covariance (RM-MANCOVA) to evaluate the effect of treatment on between and within-subject conditions and their interaction on reported depression, anxiety, and headache pain frequency and intensity.

COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF MYOFASCIAL RELEASE THERAPY AND POST ISOMETRIC RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ON PAIN AND FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE

Pain, when it becomes chronic, can be a threat to patients and it is very common to observe a fear of pain and a fear of movement (kinesiophobia). Avoidance of movement due to fear of pain can lead to a deterioration of body image. Non-medicinal therapies are essential to correct this fear and movement avoidance behavior, to decrease "catastrophic" judgments and thus anxiety. The use of art-therapy in the accompaniment of patients with pain has shown, in particular, decreases in the intensity of pain, the level of anxiety, an improvement in stress, mood and overall psychological state. However, according to the current literature, it appears that 1) this technique is rarely used in children or adolescents, for whom non-medicinal therapies are fundamental, and 2) in the case of chronic pain, the form of art used is very rarely related to the body (most often painting, drawing, music...). In this project, investigators propose to set up and test the potential benefit of art-therapy sessions related to the body, namely dance-therapy, in adolescents and young adults suffering from chronic pain.

This pilot study is designed to provide preliminary data for a large scale, randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of remotely administrated at home transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) with real-time monitoring via VA Tele-health for persistent post traumatic headache associated with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Participants will receive total of 20 sessions of tDCS over four weeks. The investigators anticipate that the results generated from the study will directly translate into immediate meaningful clinical application: not only in management of chronic post traumatic headache, but also in reduction of acute pain medication use, and improving quality of life for our veterans with this debilitating neurological disorder.

Chronic tension headache represents a considerable social burden in terms of both costs to the health services and also the costs of lost productivity. Episodic tension-type headache can be treated with rest and analgesics, while chronic tension-type headache demands a more fundamental treatment. Effectiveness of yoga therapy in the management of chronic tension type headache is limited. In this study, yoga therapy was used to explore its effect on chronic tension-type headache.

In this double-blind randomized trial, we aimed to explore the effectiveness of trigger point dry needling in patients with chronic tension type headache (CTTH) in reduction of headache frequency, intensity, duration, and improvement of health-related quality of life (HRQoL).A total of 160 CTTH patients participated in this double-blind, sham-controlled randomized trial. The patients received dry needling using sterile stainless-steel acupuncture needles of 0.25x40 mm and 0.25x 25 mm dimensions three times a week for 2 weeks. The primary outcome measurement which was the headache intensity and, the secondary outcome measurements which were the headache frequency and duration were collected using a headache diary before and after treatment. Another secondary outcome measurement which was the health related quality of life was measured before treatment and at the end of the 1-month follow-up period. HRQoL assessments of patients were performed using Short Form-36 (SF-36). In the dry needling (DN) group, both the primary outcome measurements and the scores of SF-36 subscales were significantly improved after treatment. In the DN group, all effect sizes for headache variables were large. The results of this clinical trial suggest that trigger point dry needling in patients with CTTH is effective and safe in reduction of headache frequency, intensity, duration, and increasing health-related quality of life.

Chronic tension-type headaches (CTTHs) affect 30-40% of the population and account for a number of absences from, and decreased performances at, work and school as well as recreational activities. CTTHs typically occur at least 15 times a month or at least every second day, and present as an achy or tight sensation that is felt around the head . The pain may last from 30 minutes to several days and varies in intensity . Conventional treatment is palliative, consisting of analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which may produce adverse effects and analgesic rebound headaches . Lacticum acidum 30CH is a homoeopathic remedy that has been shown to have potential benefits in the treatment of CTTHs . Homaccords are the preparation of one remedy in multiple increasing potencies in a single vehicle . There has been no research done to date on Lacticum acidum Homaccord in the treatment of CTTHs.The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of Lacticum acidum Homaccord in the treatment of chronic tension-type headaches, using the modified Headache Diary and the Headache Disability Inventory.