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Dry Needling Versus Dry Cupping on Pain and Disability in Cervicogenic Headache Patients

ConditionsDry NeedlingDry CuppingCervicogenic Headache
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age25-45
SponsorCairo University

About this trial

This study aims to compare the added effects of dry needling and dry cupping to conventional physical therapy on headache pain intensity, headache frequency, headache duration, upper cervical range of motion, and disability levels in patients with cervicogenic headache.

It will be assumed that:

* All patients will follow all the given instructions strictly during the study duration, regarding the assessment and the treatment procedure. * All participants will be evaluated under the same environmental conditions.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age between 25-45 years old for both genders.

No physiotherapy intervention for the last three months.

Intermittent headaches of varying duration and pain level at the rate of one headache per week for greater than 2 months.

Ipsilateral neck, shoulder, or arm pain.

Disqualifiers

Cervical radiculopathy.

History of neck, shoulder trauma or surgery.

Physical therapy intervention in the neck and shoulder region in the previous 3 months.

Vertebrobasilar insufficiency or vestibular dysfunctions.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Group A (Dry Needling)

    Other intervention

    The patient will receive dry needling on suboccipital, upper trapezius and SCM muscles with conventional therapy 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks.

  • Group B (Dry cupping)

    Other intervention

    Patients will receive dry cupping on suboccipital, upper trapezius and SCM muscles weeks with conventional therapy 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks.

  • Group C (control)

    Other intervention

    will receive standard exercise three sessions per week for four weeks. This standard regimen consists of the same exercises as group A and B.

Treatment groups

45 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Group A (Dry needling): The 15 patients will receive three dry needling sessions per week for fourExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Group B (Dry cupping): The 15 patients will receive three dry cupping sessions per week for four weExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Group C (control): The 15 patients will receive standard exercise three sessions per week for four wActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Cervical Range of Motion (CROM)

CROM device will be used for the assessment of upper cervical ROM.

Time frame
Pre- intervention and after 4 weeks of treatment
2

The Arabic Version Of Neck Disability Index (NDI).

to assess the level of disabilities in patients with cervicogenic headache, in % points.

Time frame
Pre- intervention and after 4 weeks of treatment
3

Headache impact test 6 items

used to assess headache severity.

Time frame
Pre- intervention and after 4 weeks of treatment
4

Numerical pain rating scale

used to assess headache pain intenisty.

Time frame
Pre- intervention and after 4 weeks of treatment

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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Cairo University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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