NCT01580280

Manual Therapy and Exercise in Patients With Cervicogenic Headache

Effect of Upper Cervical and Upper Thoracic Thrust Manipulation Versus Mobilization and Exercise in Patients With Cervicogenic Headache

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 112 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Alabama Physical Therapy & Acupuncture · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Hypothesis: The group of cervicogenic headache patients receiving upper cervical and upper thoracic thrust manipulation will demonstrate significant and clinically important changes in outcomes when compared to the mobilization and exercise group.

Detailed description

Patients with cervicogenic headache will be randomized to receive 6-8 sessions over 2-4 weeks of either: (1) upper cervical and upper thoracic thrust manipulation, or (2) upper cervical and upper thoracic non-thrust mobilization and range of motion, strength and postural exercises.

Conditions

• Cervicogenic Headache

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Thrust Manipulation	Upper cervical and upper thoracic thrust manipulation for 6-8 sessions over 2-4 weeks.
OTHER	Non-thrust Mobilization and Exercise	Upper cervical and upper thoracic non-thrust mobilization and exercise for 6-8 sessions over 2-4 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-04-01
• Primary completion: 2014-08-01
• Completion: 2014-08-01
• First posted: 2012-04-19
• Last updated: 2014-11-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States