The Effect of Manual Therapy Versus Kinesio Taping on Tension-type Headache in Jouf University Female Students

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tension Type Headache

Treatments: Other: Control (Standard treatment); Other: Kinesio taping; Other: Manual therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06675019

2024-92

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients suffering from Tension Type Headache (TTH) report emotional and functional deficits (missing work, sleep disorders, emotional stability) and are susceptible to pharmaceutical abuse. Cervical muscle training, posture correction, spinal mobilization, and other physical therapy modalities may help alleviate symptoms.

This study will aim to compare the effect of manual therapy and kinesio taping on tension-type headache.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Students between the ages of 18 and 25 will be enrolled in the study if they have tension type headache based on the IHS headache classification: A headache that occurs at least 15 days per month for more than 3 months (≥ 180 days per year) and lasts for hours or is continuous. The headache exhibits at least one of the following characteristics: 1. bilateral location, 2. pressing/tightening (non-pulsating) character, 3. mild or moderate intensity that is not exacerbated by routine physical activity such as walking or ascending stairs, and both of the following: 1. No more than one of photophobia, phonophobia, or mild nausea, and 2. No moderate to severe nausea or vomiting.

Exclusion criteria

• Reumatoid arthritis, suspected malignancy, pregnancy, regular use of triptans, ergotamines, or opioids on ≥ 10 days/month or simple analgesics on ≥ 15 days/month for ≥ 3 months, or physical therapy treatment within 2 months prior to enrollment in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

---

45 participants in 3 patient groups

Manual therapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Manual therapy

Kinesio taping

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Kinesio taping

Control group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Control (Standard treatment)