Cervical Stability and Body Awareness in Migraine

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Migraine

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07116590

Migraine

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare cervical spinal stability, cervical proprioception, and body awareness in individuals with migraine and healthy controls, and to examine the relationship between these parameters.

Hypotheses of the Study:

H1: Cervical spinal stability differs between individuals with migraine and healthy individuals.

H2: Cervical proprioception differs between individuals with migraine and healthy individuals.

H3: Body awareness differs between individuals with migraine and healthy individuals.

H4: There is a relationship between cervical spinal stability, cervical proprioception, and body awareness in individuals with migraine.

Full description

After collecting demographic and disease-related data from individuals with migraine, and demographic data from healthy controls, the following assessments will be conducted: Migraine Disability Assessment Questionnaire (MIDAS), Bournemouth Neck Questionnaire, Fremantle Neck Awareness Questionnaire, Body Awareness Questionnaire, Body Awareness Rating Questionnaire, cervical spinal stability, and cervical proprioception.

Enrollment: 64 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Have been diagnosed with migraine without aura according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-III) criteria,

• Are in the interictal period,

• Are between 18 and 55 years of age, and

• Agree to participate in the study

  • Age- and sex-matched healthy individuals

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with other types of headache,
• Those with a history of neck or head trauma,
• Individuals with cervical disc herniation or cervical arthrosis,
• Those with any other systemic or neurological medical condition (e.g., chronic pain syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, stroke, trigeminal neuralgia, etc.),
• Pregnant individuals,
• Patients who have received anesthetic blockade within the past 6 months.

Trial design

64 participants in 2 patient groups

Migraine

Description:

Patients diagnosed with migraine without aura according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-III) criteria, currently in the interictal period, aged between 18 and 55 years, and who agree to participate in the study will be included.

Healthy subjects

Description:

Individuals matched with the migraine group in terms of age and sex distribution.