Status:

RECRUITING

Differences in Characteristics of Headache Patients With a Positive or Negative FRT: a Cross-sectional Comparison.

Lead Sponsor:

University Ghent

Conditions:

Headache

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

An observational study will be conducted to evaluate the differences in headache characteristics between a subgroup of cervicogenic headache patients with a positive and negative flexion-rotation test...

Detailed Description

Headache is a common and disabling condition. Several primary and secondary headache forms have been described, such as migraine, tension-type headache and cervicogenic headache (CH). In patients with...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of cervicogenic headache according to the ICHD-3 criteria:
  • A. Any headache fulfilling criterion C B. Clinical and/or imaging evidence1 of a disorder or lesion within the cervical spine or soft tissues of the neck, known to be able to cause headache2
  • C. Evidence of causation demonstrated by at least two of the following:
  • headache has developed in temporal relation to the onset of the cervical disorder or appearance of the lesion
  • headache has significantly improved or resolved in parallel with improvement in or resolution of the cervical disorder or lesion
  • cervical range of motion is reduced, and headache is made significantly worse by provocative manœuvres
  • headache is abolished following diagnostic blockade of a cervical structure or its nerve supply D. Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis
  • Age: 18+ years Headache for at least 1 day/week for at least 3 months Limited mobility of the neck NPRS \> 3/10

Exclusion

  • Primary headache forms: migraine, TTH
  • Other secondary headaches that do not comply with the ICDH-3 criteria for CH
  • Whiplash or other traumatic incident in the past
  • Pregnancy or given birth in the last year
  • Previous head, neck or shoulder surgery
  • Cervical radiculopathy complaints
  • Receiving other treatments for headache or neck pain (physical therapy/ostheopathy/chiropraxie...) in the previous month

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06134791

Start Date

July 1 2023

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

November 18 2023

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University Ghent - campus UZ Ghent - Rehabilitation Sciences B3

Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, 9000