Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Cervicogenic and Tension-type Headache: a Pilot and Feasibility Study

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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

This is a pilot and feasibility randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy in patients with tension-type and cervicogenic headache.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 67
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• At least 2 episodes per month of cervicogenic or tension-type headache for at least 3 months. Diagnoses will be determined by case history and physical examination according to the International Headache Society criteria (3rd Edition)

Locations
Other Locations
Spain
Real Centro Universitario María Cristina
RECRUITING
El Escorial
Contact Information
Primary
Elisa Torres Gonzalez, BSc
elisa.torres.quiro@gmail.com
918909435
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-02-14
Completion Date: 2024-12-14
Participants
Target number of participants: 20
Treatments
Experimental: Spinal manipulation
Spinal manipulative therapy will be delivered to the cervical spine (segments including occiput-atlas to C7-D1) according to the chiropractors' evaluation during each visit. During each session, one or two segments will be manipulated using a high-velocity low-amplitude thrust manipulation (a joint cavitation will be expected, if not, the thrust can repeated once) applied to the segments with the highest motion restriction, as determined by the chiropractor by static and motion palpation of the cervical spine.
Placebo_comparator: Placebo
Sham manipulation will be delivered to the cervical spine (segments including occiput-atlas to C7-D1) according to the chiropractors' evaluation during each visit. During each session, one or two segments will receive a sham manipulation applied to the segments with the highest motion restriction, as determined by the chiropractor by static and motion palpation of the cervical spine. The sham manipulation will consist in a identical contact to the real manipulation, except the thrust will be delivered towards the table, away from the target segment and with the intention to lower the cervical drop piece of the table, which will substitute the joint cavitation noise.
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Sponsors
Leads: Real Centro Universitario Maria Cristina

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