Effect of Shock Wave Therapy on Upper Trapezius Trigger Points in Patients With Cervicogenic Headache.

Effect of Shock Wave Therapy on Upper Trapezius Trigger Points in Patients With Cervicogenic Headache. a Randomized Controlled Trial

Control group will receive US, TENS, IR and exercises. The treatment group will receive the same program in addition to shock waves therapy. Patients will receive 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cervicogenic Headache
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Shock Wave Therapy; Other: US, TENS, IR and exercises.

Detailed Description

Control group will receive US, TENS, IR and exercises. The treatment group will receive the same program in addition to shock waves therapy. Patients will receive 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 50
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Giza
    • El-Sheikh Zayed City, Giza, Egypt, 1133
      • October 6 University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Fifty patients from both genders.
• Age ranging from 20 to 40 years.
• Referred by an orthopedist with a diagnosis of Mechanical neck dysfunction (MND) to physical therapy at the outpatient clinic of the Faculty of Physical Therapy, MTI University.

Exclusion Criteria:

• All other disorders.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Treatment Group; The treatment group will receive US, TENS, IR and exercises in addition to shock waves therapy. Patients will receive 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks	Other: Shock Wave Therapy; Receiving Shock wave therapy + US, TENS, IR and exercises.; Other Names: US, TENS, IR and exercises.; Other: US, TENS, IR and exercises.; Receiving US, TENS, IR and exercises only.
Experimental: Control Group; Control group will receive US, TENS, IR and exercises. Patients will receive 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks	Other: US, TENS, IR and exercises.; Receiving US, TENS, IR and exercises only.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Neck disability index	Assess degree of neck disability.	4 weeks
Visual analogue scale	Assess degree of pain from 1 (No Pain) to 10 (Severe Pain)	4 weeks
Kinesiological EMG	Analysis of root mean square for upper trapezius muscle functions.	4 weeks
Kinesiological EMG	Analysis of median frequency for upper trapezius muscle functions.	4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: October 6 University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): February 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 3, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 3, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): July 11, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 15, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 12, 2024
• Last Verified: March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Shock wave therapy; Cervicogenic headache; Trapezius trigger points
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Headache Disorders; Headache Disorders, Secondary; Headache; Post-Traumatic Headache
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC/2111/MTI.PT/2303123

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No