Muscle Function and Tenderness Differences in Headache Patients

Danish Headache Center

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Tension Headache; Posttraumatic Headache; Migraine

Treatments: Device: Muscle function

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06859463

F-24075902

Details and patient eligibility

About

This cross-sectional study aims to compare muscle function of the neck, and shoulder and muscle tenderness in three groups of headache patients: migraine, tension-type headache, and posttraumatic headache. The study will evaluate muscle tenderness through the Total Tenderness Score (TTS) and muscle function through maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) and rate of force development (RFD). Additionally, functional assessments such as the Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test (CCFT) and Ito Test will be performed.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 18 to 65 years.
• Diagnosis of migraine, tension-type headache, or posttraumatic headache, occurring at least 10 days per month.
• For tension-type headache patients, maximum of 3 days per month with migraine.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy.
• Significant psychiatric comorbidities (e.g., severe depression).
• Medication-overuse headache.
• Severe osteoarthritis in the neck or shoulder, or cervical disc herniation.

Exclusion Criteria:

Trial design

90 participants in 3 patient groups

Migraine patients Migraine patients with at least 10 days per month of headache

Description:

Tensional-type headache patients Tensional-type headache patients with at least 10 days per month of headache.

Treatment:

Device: Muscle function

Posttraumatic headache patients Posttraumatic headache patients with at least 10 days per month of h

Treatment:

Device: Muscle function

Tensional-type headache patients Tensional-type headache patients with at least 10 days per month of

Treatment:

Device: Muscle function