Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02549885
Efficacy of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Pain Relief
Efficacy of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Pain Relief in Women With Migraine
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years – 40 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the contract-relax technique of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, and the static stretching exercise are effective in reducing the frequency, intensity and duration of headache and in improving the perception of quality of life in women with migraine.
Detailed description
This is an randomized clinical trial, double blind, comparing two interventions in women with migraine, whose diagnosis was confirmed by a neurologist.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | PNF contract-relax | Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, using the technique of contract-relax on neck diagonal. |
| OTHER | Static stretching | Static stretching of neck muscles. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-08-01
- Completion
- 2017-08-01
- First posted
- 2015-09-15
- Last updated
- 2018-03-15
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Brazil
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02549885. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.