NCT06675019

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Tension Type Headache

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Manual therapy	Manual therapy group: will have manual therapy and relaxation training three times per week in addition to their medications as needed. Manual therapy will include stretching exercises, strengthening exercises, soft tissue manipulation in the form of myofascial release and deep friction massage, and postural correction.
OTHER	Kinesio taping	Kinesio taping group: will have kinesio taping (KT), and relaxation exercises three times per week in addition to their medication as needed, One I-shaped tape was used to apply KT to the upper trapezius muscle that was 50 mm broad and 0.5 mm thick. The tape was measured from the acromion to the hairline in the back, and the upper trapezius fibers were stretched in the extended position, i.e., the cervical vertebrae were flexed to the opposite side and applied to the same side in the flexion and rotation positions. The band was secured to the acromion's insertion site in its first resting position. The muscle was lengthened, and the band was fixed with the initial skin shift, after which the band was fixed to the origin of the hairline from the muscle with a 10% stretch. The tape was massaged with the muscle in the extended position.
OTHER	Control (Standard treatment)	The control group will just receive relaxation exercises three times per week, in addition to their medications as needed.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-11-15
• Primary completion: 2025-01-15
• Completion: 2025-01-15
• First posted: 2024-11-05
• Last updated: 2025-01-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt