NCT06879418

Dose Related Effects of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Upper Trapezius Trigger Points in Patients With Cervicogenic Headache.

Dose Related Effects of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Upper Trapezius Trigger Points in Patients With Cervicogenic Headache: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 135 (actual)
• Sponsor: MTI University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A randomized double blinded controlled trial will be conducted to determine and compare the effects of low and medium dose radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy on upper trapezius trigger points in patients with cervicogenic headache. Data will be collected at base line and at the end of the treatment program. Participants will be assigned randomly into three groups Group (A) will receive 2000 shock waves at frequency 10 MHz and 0.045 mj/mm2 flux density plus strengthening and stretching exercise for upper trapezius muscle. Group (B) will receive 2000 shock waves at frequency 10 MHz and 0.18 mj/mm2 energy flux density plus strengthening and stretching exercise for upper trapezius muscle. Group (C) will receive sham shock wave therapy plus strengthening and stretching exercise for upper trapezius muscle.

Conditions

• Cervicogenic Headache

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Low dose shock wave therapy plus strengthening and stretching exercise for upper trapezius	Patients will receive 2000 shocks, 1 bar (energy flux density 0.045 mj/mm2) at frequency 10 MHz on upper trapezius trigger points plus strengthening and stretching exercises for upper trapezius.
OTHER	Medium dose shock wave therapy plus strengthening and stretching exercise for upper trapezius	patients will receive 2000 shock with 4 bars (Energy flux density 0.18 mj/mm2) at frequency 10 MHz on upper trapezius trigger points plus strengthening and stretching for upper trapezius
OTHER	sham shock wave therapy plus strengthening and stretching exercise for upper trapezius	patients will receive 2000 shock with energy flus density 0.00 on upper trapezius trigger points plus strengthening and stretching exercise for upper trapezius.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-01
• Primary completion: 2025-08-30
• Completion: 2025-09-15
• First posted: 2025-03-17
• Last updated: 2025-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt