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COMPLETEDNANCT06108180

Effectiveness of the Dry Needling Approach in Patients With Tension-Type Headache

Randomized Single-Blind Clinical Trial in which the treatment will be administered through 3 sessions of dry needling in the cervical, cranial, and facial musculature in patients with frequent and chr...

Lead sponsor: Universidad de Zaragoza•1 locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

Universidad de Zaragoza

Age

18 - No limit years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients with a diagnosis of tension headache according to IHS

Exclusion Criteria

•Documented major trauma through medical history in the cervical area and/or recent surgery.
•Pregnancy.
•Generalized pain.
•Inflammatory, hormonal, or neurological disorders.
•Tendon disorders in the upper extremities.
•Severe psychiatric illnesses.
•Inability to complete the form in Spanish.
•Having a pacemaker (due to the use of equipment with magnetic sensors).
•Specific contraindications to invasive or conservative physiotherapy (infection, fever, hypothyroidism, wounds in the puncture area, metal allergies, cancer, systemic diseases, or belonephobia).
•Having received physiotherapy treatment for the condition in the past month.

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: May 14, 2024Terms

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StatusCOMPLETED

PhaseNA

Enrollment32

Start dateOct 2023

Last updatedMay 14, 2024

Condition

Tension-Type Headache Dry Needling

Locations shown

Centro Clínico de Fisioterapia OMT-E

Zaragoza

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This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: May 14, 2024Data synced to Clareo: May 25, 2026

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