Clinical trial NCT05474612: Comparison of Kinesiology Taping and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization in Cervicogenic Headache
Official title: Comparison of Kinesiology Taping and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization in Cervicogenic Headache
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Headache
Cervical Pain
Keywords: Cervicogenic Headache
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
Kinesiology taping
Cervical range of motion
Neck disability index
Numeric pain rating scale
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-07-26
Enrollment: 36
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 30
Maximum age (years): 44
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: 36 participants were recruited in study and divided into two groups. Group A is given intervention with kinesiology taping and group B is given Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization treatment.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: To compare the effects of kinesiology taping and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization in cervicogenic headache

Detailed description: Cervicogenic headache (CGH) is a clinical syndrome characterized by primarily unilateral pain that originates in the neck, typically provoked by neck movement or pressure over tender points in the neck, with reduced range of movement of the cervical spine . It is characterized by unilateral headache with signs and symptoms of neck involvement, such as, pain by movement, by external pressure over the upper cervical, and/or sustained awkward head positions . Functional impairments (diminished strength and endurance) in the cervical muscles and poorer muscle control of the deep cervical flexors have been shown in patients with cervicogenic headache . The International Headache Society (IHS) has declared CGH as a secondary type of headache.The main cause of CGH is dysfunction in the upper cervical spine, and the mechanism of headache involves nociceptive structures such as the disks, upper cervical spinal nerves, facet joints, ganglia, muscles, and ligaments , pain most commonly arises from the second and third cervical spine (C2/3) facet joints, followed by C5/6 facet joints This sign and symptoms are described as the pain being unilateral or bilateral, affecting the head or face but has most commonly affected the occipital region, frontal region, or retro-orbital region, commonly associated with suboccipital neck pain, but can also be associated with ipsilateral arm discomfort. Other symptoms associated with CGH include dizziness, nausea, lightheadedness, inability to concentrate, retro-ocular pain, and visual disturbances.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Clinically diagnosed cervicogenic headache patients.

* Headache with neck stiffness and pain
* Positive flexion rotation test with restriction 6-10 degree.
* Unilateral headache with referred pattern
* Age between 30-44 years
* Both males and females

Exclusion Criteria:

* Head and neck surgery
* Congenital deformity
* Erosive bone diseases
* Obese
* Disc pathologies
* Malignancy and infection of neck region
* Osteoarthritis
* Rheumatoid arthritis
* Dislocation of vertebraes

Primary outcomes:
measure: Numeric Pain Rating Scale
timeFrame: 4th week
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Neck disability index
timeFrame: 4th week
Other outcomes:
measure: inclinometer
timeFrame: 4th week
Locations:
city: Rawalpindi
country: Pakistan
facility: Pakistan Railway General Hospital
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Muhammad Affan Iqbal, PhD*
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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