Effectiveness of Soft Tissue Mobilization

Tension-Type Headache Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effectiveness of Soft Tissue Mobilization and Trigger Point Release vs. Stretching on Tension-type Headache in University Students

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05305703
• Other study ID #: ECCR/ Ref No.: BI-14/DPT2019
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: August 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: March 2022
• Source: University of Lahore
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of soft tissue mobilization and trigger point release verses stretching in tension-type headache among university students. Two randomized groups of participants with tension type headache will be treated with combination therapy of soft tissue mobilization and trigger point release therapy after the application of hot-pack in experimental group while control group received stretching of cervical muscles after hot-pack application .Both, male and female patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be included. Patients having malignancy and cervical tumor will be excluded.

Description:

It was a Randomized Control Trial Study. Study setting was Bashir Institute of Health sciences. Inclusion Criteria was Age 18 to 25 year's students, with tension type headache and trigger point in neck muscles. 30 Subjects were randomly and equally allocated to experimental group (n=15) and control group (n=15) through toss and coin method. Outcomes include cervical range of motions were measured by Goniometer and VAS for paini.e., used at baseline and at the final session for duration of 3 weeks.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: August 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: July 30, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 18-25 years.

• Both Male and Female gender

• Trigger points in neck muscles

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients taking pharmacologicaldrugs.

• Presence of co morbidities.

• Malignancy/ Trauma in cervical region

• Skin infections or open wound in cervical region

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Headache
• Tension-Type Headache

Intervention

Other:
• cervical stretching
Heating therapy for 10 minutes Passive stretching of neck muscles including Sub-occipital muscles, Trapezius upper boarder and Sternocleidomastoid muscle with 10 reps each
• soft tissue mobilization
Heating therapy for 10 minutes Soft tissue mobilization for 8 minutes and trigger point release of sub-occiptal muscles with 5 repetitions each.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Nasir khan	Islamabad

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Lahore

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	changes from baseline in Visual Analogue Scale	Reliability of Visual Analogue Scale for pain measurement	baseline and 3 weeks
Secondary	changes from baseline in Goniometer	Goniometry is commonly used in clinical practice for assessment of range of motion and treatment interventions. It is used in patients who have insufficient range of motion due to muscletightness, joint stiffness.	baseline and 3 weeks