Yoga Therapy for Chronic Tension-Type Headache

Chronic Tension-Type Headache Clinical Trial

Official title:

Yoga Therapy for Chronic Tension-Type Headache: An Evaluation Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03862638
• Other study ID #: NMP/23891
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 10, 2010
• Est. completion date: January 15, 2013

Study information

• Verified date: March 2019
• Source: NMP Medical Research Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 68
• Est. completion date: January 15, 2013
• Est. primary completion date: December 12, 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Meeting the diagnostic criteria of CTTH in the international classification of headache disorders, 3rd edition (beta version) (ICHD-III beta);

• Aged 18-55 years;

• Having the ability of understanding and completing the headache dairy;

• Provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• No headache during the pervious 3 months;

• Taking any prophylactic medication during the previous one month;

• Secondary headache or any systematic cause

• Having serious conditions of the heart, liver, kidney or other organs;

• In pregnancy or lactation, or planning to be pregnant in 6 months;

• Drug and Substance abuse

• Diagnosed psychiatric condition

• Taking any other complementary and alternative medicines

• Practicing yoga of any kind in last three months

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Tension-Type Headache
• Headache
• Tension-Type Headache

Intervention

Other:
• Yoga Therapy
Yoga therapy is therapeutic application of yoga, specifically designed to treat the condition using physical posture, breathing exercises, guided relaxation and meditation.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
India	NMP Medical Research Institue	Jaipur	Rajasthan

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
NMP Medical Research Institute	Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, India, Yog-Kulam, UK

Country where clinical trial is conducted

India, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The number of days with headache	Number of days with headache every four weeks were assessed through headache diaries	Change from baseline to 12-week of intervention
Secondary	The medication intake	Medication score per month were recorded through headache diaries	Change from baseline to 12 week of intervention
Secondary	Intensity of Pan	Each headache intensity was measure through 0-10 scale; 0 was no pain and 10 was worst pain	Change from baseline to12 week of intervention
Secondary	Duration of Pain	Duration of each headache was measured through headache diaries	Change from baseline to12 week of intervention