NCT05240547

Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Headache

Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Cervicogenic and Tension-type Headache: a Pilot and Feasibility Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Real Centro Universitario Maria Cristina · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 67 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a pilot and feasibility randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy in patients with tension-type and cervicogenic headache.

Detailed description

This study is a pilot and feasibility randomized controlled trial that aims to assess the efficacy of 8 treatment sessions of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy compared to the same number of sham manipulative therapy or placebo interventions for chronic cervicogenic and tension-type headache. The hypothesis proposed is that chiropractic care will reduce the intensity and frequency of both cervicogenic and tension-type headache episodes, when compared to placebo. A sample of 20 participants suffering from cervicogenic or tension-type headache for at least 3 months, aged 18 to 67 will be randomized to receive either 8 sessions of spinal manipulative treatment (2 times per week for a total of 4 weeks) or 8 sessions of a validated sham spinal manipulation. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, after 4 treatments and at the end of the treatment period.

Conditions

• Cervicogenic Headache
• Tension-Type Headache

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Spinal Manipulation	Spinal manipulative therapy delivered to the cervical spine by a chiropractor
OTHER	Placebo	Sham manipulative treatment delivered to the cervical spine by a chiropractor

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-14
• Primary completion: 2024-05-30
• Completion: 2024-12-14
• First posted: 2022-02-15
• Last updated: 2023-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain