Clinical trial NCT06231615: Efficacy of Fascia Exercises in Migraine Patients
Official title: Efficacy of Fascia Exercises in Migraine Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Migraine
Keywords: migraine
pain
exercise
fascia
Lead sponsor: Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-01-30
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 59
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: dual parallel group design
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Migraine, which is characterized by attacks and many accompanying symptoms, negatively affects the quality of life of patients. Although different methods have been tried for migraine, there is no definitive treatment approach yet. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of fascia exercises as a new approach on the symptoms and complaints of migraine patients.

The study was completed with 30 volunteer migraine patients. Participants were divided into two groups in a randomized controlled manner. While head-neck and breathing exercises were applied to the control group, fascial pattern exercises were performed in the study group in addition to these exercises. This protocol was applied 2 days a week for 6 weeks. Pain intensity, quality of life and sleep, heart rate changes, depression and anxiety levels and satisfaction levels were evaluated before and after the treatment.

Fascial pattern exercises are an effective approach on the symptoms and complaints of migraine patients and can be adopted as a complementary application in migraine treatment. Since this is the first study in this field, it needs to be supported by other studies in order to increase the provability of the effectiveness of the exercises.

Detailed description: Migraine, which is characterized by attacks and many accompanying symptoms, negatively affects the quality of life of patients. Although different methods have been tried for migraine, there is no definitive treatment approach yet. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of fascia exercises as a new approach on the symptoms and complaints of migraine patients.

The study was completed with 30 volunteer migraine patients. Participants were divided into two groups in a randomized controlled manner. While head-neck and breathing exercises were applied to the control group, fascial pattern exercises were performed in the study group in addition to these exercises. This protocol was applied 2 days a week for 6 weeks. Pain intensity, quality of life and sleep, heart rate changes, depression and anxiety levels and satisfaction levels were evaluated before and after the treatment.

Demographic and descriptive characteristics of the participants were similar (p\>0.05). In both groups, the number of attacks, duration of attacks, pain intensity, migraine-related disability and anxiety levels decreased and sleep quality improved after treatment (p\<0.05). There was no significant difference in heart rate change parameters within and between the groups (p\>0.05). There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of treatment efficacy (p\>0.05). Patient satisfaction was higher in the fascia exercises group (p\<0.05).

Fascial pattern exercises are an effective approach on the symptoms and complaints of migraine patients and can be adopted as a complementary application in migraine treatment. Since this is the first study in this field, it needs to be supported by other studies in order to increase the provability of the effectiveness of the exercises.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* having a diagnosis of migraine for at least one year
* between the ages of 18-65 years,
* having migraine attacks at least 5 days a month,
* having a history of migraine starting under the age of 50,
* giving informed written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* headache due to organic or secondary causes (history of subarachnoid or cerebral hemorrhage, hypertension, cerebral embolism or thrombosis),
* receiving acupuncture treatment in the last 6 months,
* history of bleeding diathesis or receiving anticoagulant treatment,
* being pregnant or lactating,
* history of malignancy,
* having a diagnosis of depression or receiving antidepressant treatment,
* caffeine consumption in the last 4 hours,
* tobacco use in the last 48 hours,
* drug and alcohol use in the last week,
* eating within 2 hours prior to the test,
* being unable to move independently,
* having an uncontrolled medical condition,
* chronic cardiovascular disease,
* recent surgery,
* symptoms of somatic dysfunction,
* musculoskeletal injuries,
* any medication that interferes with the autonomic nervous system or immune system (e.g., beta blockers, steroids, or TNF-a inhibitors)
* any medical condition that affects the autonomic nervous system or immune system

Primary outcomes:
measure: Heart rate variability
timeFrame: Change from baseline at 6 weeks treatment program
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Pain level
timeFrame: Change from baseline at 6 weeks treatment program
measure: Level of disability due to migraine
timeFrame: Change from baseline at 6 weeks treatment program
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University
state: Çubuk
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