Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Specific Strength-Training on Tension-Type Headache in Children 9-17 Years

Lead Sponsor:

Herlev Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

The University Hospitals Centre for Nursing and Care Research, Copenhagen

The Beckett-Fond

Conditions:

Tension-Type Headache

Eligibility:

All Genders

9-18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aims at examining muscle strength capacity in neck and shoulder muscles in children and adolescents with and without tension-type headache, and furthermore examining the effect of a 10 week...

Detailed Description

Frequent and chronic tension type headache are the most frequent pain illnesses in children with a prevalence of 0.5-7,6%. Frequent or daily headache leads to constraints in the child's life in relati...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • primary tension-type headache with no more than one episode of migraine pr. month

Exclusion

  • post-trauma headache
  • co-morbidity

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

58 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01155557

Start Date

August 1 2009

End Date

August 1 2014

Last Update

March 19 2015

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Birte Tornøe

Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark, 2730