Chiropractic and Acupressure for Headaches

Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3; Phase 2

Conditions: Migraine Headache; Cervicogenic Headache; Tension-type Headache

Treatments: Device: Dr. Zaxx pillow; Other: chiropractic treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01509326

112049

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will investigate the effect of chiropractic treatment with and without the use of an acupressure pillow for cervical headaches. Subjects will be randomly allocated to groups with and without the pillow and will be followed for five weeks. The primary outcome measure will be headache frequency. The investigators predict that the group using the pillow on a daily basis will demonstrate significantly greater decrease in headache frequency over a 5-week interval.

Enrollment: 36 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• males and females
• ages 21-60
• recurrent headaches
• sub-occipital tenderness
• a minimum of 4 headaches per month

Exclusion criteria

• migraine with aura
• sinus headache
• any other organic pathology
• any contraindications to cervical manipulation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Chiropractic

Active Comparator group

Description:

spinal manipulation, mobilization, massage, advice, exercises

Treatment:

Other: chiropractic treatment

Chiropractic PLUS pillow

Experimental group

Description:

spinal manipulation, mobilization, massage, advice, exercises, pillow

Treatment:

Device: Dr. Zaxx pillow