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TerminatedNCT03730896

Effectiveness of Dry Needling of the Sternocleidomastoid in Patients With Cervicogenic Headaches

Effectiveness of Dry Needling of the Sternocleidomastoid in Patients With Cervicogenic Headaches - A Randomized Clinical Trial

Status
Terminated
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
17 (actual)
Sponsor
Florida Gulf Coast University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Evaluating the benefit of dry needling of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in subjects with cervicogenic headaches.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether individuals with cervicogenic headache respond favorably to a program of manual therapy in combination with dry needling of the major muscle between chest bone and the head (sternocleidomastoid muscle) compared to manual therapy directed to the upper body quadrant alone. The researchers will conduct a randomized clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of a manual therapy and dry needling approach (group 1) vs. manual therapy only. (group 2)

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREDry needlingDryneedling of the sternocleidomastoid muscles within a standard treatment approach of physical therapy

Timeline

Start date
2018-10-01
Primary completion
2020-03-01
Completion
2020-03-01
First posted
2018-11-05
Last updated
2020-07-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03730896. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.