Actively Recruiting
to Stuidy the Effect of Cognitive Behavior Threapy CBT on Smartphone Addiction Patients With Tension Type Headache
Led by Hatem Mostafa · Updated on 2025-11-26
40
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
48 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if cognitive behavioral approach works to treat tension type headache in smartphone addiction in adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is there an effect of adding cognitive behavior approach to physical therapy (manual therapy, corrective exercise therapy) on pain pressure threshold, forward head posture and headache intensity in smartphone addiction patients with tension-type headache? Researchers will compare adding cognitive behavior approach to physical therapy (manual therapy, corrective exercise therapy) to see if cognitive behavior approach works to treat tension type headache in smartphone addiction than physical therapy alone. Participants will: All participants will receive twelve treatment sessions (twice per week) in a 6 weeks period with a rest period of 48 to 72 hour between them.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
to Stuidy the Effect of Cognitive Behavior Threapy CBT on Smartphone Addiction Patients With Tension Type Headache
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosed with tension type headache by neurologists based on International Headache Society criteria
- Age between 19 and 34 years
- Frequent or chronic tension type headache diagnosed for more than three months
- Headache episodes lasting 30 minutes to 7 days with bilateral, non-pulsatile mild to moderate pain
- Headache does not worsen with physical activity
- Headache may be associated with tenderness around the head
- Pharmacologically controlled headache
- Active myofascial trigger points present in specific neck and head muscles
- Forward head posture with craniovertebral angle less than 49 degrees
- Smartphone addiction score of at least 31 for males or 33 for females on smartphone addiction scale - short version
You will not qualify if you...
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Suspected malignancy
- Pregnancy
- Received manual therapy within 2 months before study start
- Infrequent or probable tension type headaches or other headaches
- Vomiting or headache episodes during treatment
- Photophobia, phonophobia, or nausea during headache episodes
- Headache pain worsened by head movement
- Metabolic or musculoskeletal problems causing similar headaches
- Previous cervical spine trauma
- History of active vertigo
- Poorly controlled hypertension
- Atherosclerosis
- Advanced osteoarthritis
- Undergoing medication changes for headache prevention
- Excessive emotional stress
- Presence of heart devices
- Joint instability
- Neurological disorders
- Cervical soft tissue laxity
- Radiographic abnormalities
- Generalized hyperlaxity or hypermobility
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
the British University in Egypt
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
abeer abdelrahman, professor
CONTACT
M
mary naseef, assistant professor
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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