Status:
COMPLETED
Tertiary Care With or Without Manual Therapy for Chronic Migraine
Lead Sponsor:
Bournemouth University
Conditions:
Chronic Migraine
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to determine if adding manual therapy to care as usual reduces the discomfort from chronic migraine compared to care as usual alone
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female adults 18 years of age or older with a good command of English (to enable informed consent) Existing patients with chronic migraine as diagnosed by a clinical interview with a neurologist in line with the International Classification of Headache Diagnosis criteria (ICHD) Undergoing care as usual from the neurologist
Exclusion
- Currently having or had manual therapy for neck, shoulder in the last six weeks.
- Having a condition contraindicated for manual therapy including but not limited to inflammatory disorders, severe osteoporosis and tumours.
- Identification of any medical 'red flags' by the neurologist including
- Evidence of any central nervous system involvement for example:
- Facial palsy (presence of ptosis/Horner's syndrome)
- Visual disturbance (presence of blurred vision, diplopia, hemianopia)
- Speech disturbance (presence of dysarthria, dysphonia, dysphasia such as expressive or receptive)
- Balance disturbance (presence of dizziness, imbalance, unsteadiness, falls)
- Paraesthesia (presence, location such as upper limb/lower limb, face)
- Weakness (presence, location such as upper limb/lower limb)
- Known major psychiatric or psychological conditions not under control
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 3 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 28 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
67 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03395457
Start Date
August 3 2018
End Date
February 28 2019
Last Update
April 16 2019
Active Locations (1)
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1
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, United Kingdom