Clinical trial NCT05964517: Fascial Distortion Model in Tension Type Headache
Official title: The Effects of the Fascial Distortion Model on Pain Intensity, Cervical Posture, and Joint Position Sense in Patients With Tension-type Headache.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Postural; Defect
Tension-Type Headache
Pain, Neck
Craniovertebral; Syndrome
Proprioceptive Disorders
Lead sponsor: University of Gaziantep
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-07-28
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Control and study group

Facial distortion modeling was applied to the study group for 30 minutes, once a week, for 4 weeks. The control group was followed for 4 weeks and the same evaluations were made to the patients twice.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Tension-type headache is a headache that starts from the cervical and suboccipital regions, spreads from the back of the head to the parietal, frontal and temporal regions, and is felt in the form of compression, pressure and heaviness.

Increased muscle and fascia tone in the cervical and cranial region, together with active trigger points and factors that trigger pain, cause tension-type headache. Head and neck fascia serves as an important proprioceptive structure in our body. Abnormal inputs from mechanoreceptors and structures around the joint cause deterioration in joint position sense. This study was planned to investigate the effects of the new facial distortion model on pain intensity, cervical posture and joint position sense, unlike the manual techniques used in previous studies in tension-type headache.

Detailed description: This study was planned as a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of fascial distortion model on pain severity, cervical posture and joint position sense in patients with tension headache. Individuals with tension-type headache will be divided into control (n=15) and study group (n=15) by simple random method. Fascial distortion modeling will be applied to the study group for a total of 4 weeks, one session a week for 30 minutes. No application was made to the control group. Evaluations will made for all individuals twice, at baseline and after 4 weeks. Pain severity of individuals was evaluated with VAS and McGill-Melzack Pain Scale, cervical posture with Posturescreen Mobile application, joint position sense with laser cursor-assisted angle repetition test.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* diagnosis of tension-type headache,
* the ages of 20-50 years,
* must be headache complaint for at least 6 months,
* Pain is at least 4 on the visual pain scale.

Exclusion Criteria:

* diagnosis of ervical disc herniation,
* diagnosis of sinusitis, migraine and vertigo,
* diagnosis of scoliosis,
* diagnosis of radiculopathy,
* Having a history of surgery Tumor, cyst or similar findings, Having received any physical therapy for the cervical region before, Having any psychological disorder It is the use of any painkillers during the treatment.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pain Evaluation
timeFrame: Change from McGill scale at one month
measure: Pain Intensity
timeFrame: Change from VAS at one month
measure: Cervical Joint Position sense
timeFrame: Change from joint position sense at one month
measure: Posture analysis
timeFrame: Change from posture at one month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Gaziantep
country: Turkey
facility: Tuba Maden
state: Sahinbey
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