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Cervicogenic HeadacheNCT04993950

Effects of SNAGS Along With Thoracic Postural Correction Techniques in Patients With Chronic Cervicogenic Headache

A study testing sustained natural apophyseal glides and SNAGS with thoracic postural correction techniques in people with Cervicogenic Headache, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of this study is to find out the effects of Mulligan SNAGs along with thoracic postural correction techniques on patients with chronic cervicogenic headache. Patients suffering from cervicogenic headache are often associated with muscle imbalance. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 30 to 60 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Cervicogenic Headache
What is being tested?
sustained natural apophyseal glides and SNAGS with thoracic postural correction techniques
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
38 participants
Where
1 sitePakistan
Study dates
20 Feb 2022to 20 Aug 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 30 to 60 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients having headache for the last three months
  • Patients having unilateral neck pain along with stiffness.
  • A headache that is more frequent periorbitally, spreading to the temporal and ocular region and in the low occipital and less frequent in the frontal, parietal and facial region.
  • Pain that is usually elicited by applying external pressure on at least 1 of the upper cervical joints (C0-C3) and moderate to severe non throbbing pain

Who cannot join

  • Other types of headaches
  • Congenital conditions of the cervical spine
  • Disc herniation
  • Cervical Fractures
  • Degenerating disease of the cervical spine.
  • Patients with contraindications to mobilization techniques and those with dizziness due to vertebrobasilar insufficiency or vestibular dysfunctions

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Pakistan1 site
  • Lady reading Hospital

    Peshawar, KPK, 25000

Other trials in Pakistan

About this study

Official title: Effects of Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides Along With Thoracic Postural Correction Techniques in Patients With Chronic Cervicogenic Headache

The aim of this study is to find out the effects of Mulligan SNAGs along with thoracic postural correction techniques on patients with chronic cervicogenic headache. Patients suffering from cervicogenic headache are often associated with muscle imbalance. This study will be significant in determining the effects of SNAGs along with thoracic postural correction techniques to improve pain, level of disability and functional status in patients of cervicogenic headache.

It will be Randomized controlled trial study design Data will be collected from Lady reading Hospital Peshawar Purposive sampling, group randomization using lottery method will be used in this study.

Read the detailed description

Headaches are a common condition affecting 47% of the global population,1,2 with cervicogenic headaches (CGHs) accounting for 15-20% of all chronic and recurrent headaches. The International Headache Society has classified a cervicogenic headaches as a secondary headache with 'pain referred from a source in the neck and perceived in one or more regions of the head and/or face. In the case of cervicogenic headache, the cause is a disorder of the cervical spine and its component bone, disc and/or soft tissue elements. The term cervicogenic headache is commonly misused and does not simply apply to a headache associated with neck pain; many headache disorders, including migraine and tension-type headache, can have associated neck pain/tension. Rather, there must be evidence of a disorder or lesion within the cervical spine or soft tissues of the neck, known to be able to cause a headache (1). It is often worsened by neck movement, sustained awkward head position or external pressure over the upper cervical or occipital region the symptomatic side (2). The prevalence of Chronic headache has been reported to be between 0.4 and 20 % of the headache population (3). In recent years, there has been an increasing knowledge in the pathogenesis and better management of chronic headaches.

Current scientific evidence supports the role of manual therapies in the management of tension type and cervicogenic headache (4). Individuals with Chronic headache are frequently treated with spinal manipulative therapy including both mobilization and manipulation. Spinal mobilization consists of slow, rhythmical, oscillating techniques (5) Cervical sustained natural apophyseal glides (SNAGs) are 'mobilization with movement' technique in which a sustained accessory facet glide is applied together with active physiological movement. The therapist may apply the glide over the spinous process (central SNAGs) or over the articular pillar on one side (unilateral SNAGs). SNAGs have been advocated for the treatment of neck pain and range of movement (ROM) restriction. SNAGs have been shown to be effective for the treatment of neck pain, cervicogenic headaches, and cervicogenic dizziness (6).mobilization with movement utilize the dual role of bot therapist force (accessory glides) and patient effort (active physiological or functional movement) and techniques are often carried out in a variety of weight bearing positions, with treatment belts, and either additional therapist, assistant or patient applied overpressure A thorough clinical examination is performed and appropriate level is identified, the glide is then performed parallel to the perceived facet plane and the degree of glide is determined by patient's active movement response (8). Many studies on the short-term effectiveness and manual therapy to the cervical spine (mobilization and manipulative therapy) have found it beneficial in reducing headache pain or disability, intensity, frequency, and duration.

Being tested
sustained natural apophyseal glides, SNAGS with thoracic postural correction techniques
Keywords
cervicogenic headache, thoracic posture correction, SNAGS
Medical subject headings
Post-Traumatic Headache

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • sustained natural apophyseal glidesOther

    SNAGS will be applied in flexion, extension and rotation for a few seconds with 3 repetitions on the first day and 10 repetitions from the next visit.

  • SNAGS with thoracic postural correction techniquesOther

    thoracic extension in sitting, Wall angle stretch and Corner stretch, while the therapist-facilitated stretches will be seated mid-thoracic stretch and prone mid thoracic stretch. Stretches will be maintained for 15-20 seconds with 10 repetitions of each stretch per session

Study groups in NCT04993950
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
sustained natural apophyseal glidesExperimentalSNAGS will be applied in flexion, extension and rotation for a few seconds with 3 repetitions on the first day and 10 repetitions from the next visit.
Receives: Other: sustained natural apophyseal glides; Other: SNAGS with thoracic postural correction techniques
SNAGS with thoracic postural correction techniquesActive comparatoractive as well as therapist-facilitated stretches.thoracic extension in sitting, Wall angle stretch and Corner stretch, while the therapist-facilitated stretches will be seated mid-thoracic stretch and prone mid thoracic stretch. Stretches will be maintained for 15-20 seconds with 10 repetitions of each stretch per session
Receives: Other: sustained natural apophyseal glides; Other: SNAGS with thoracic postural correction techniques

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Visual Analog scale (VAS)

    The VAS is a 10- cm graduated line. Each participant will self-assess the intensity of her pain. Patients in each group will be instructed to point to the position on the line between the faces to indicate how much pain they are currently feeling. The far-left end indicates "no pain" and the far right end indicates worst pain ever

    Measured: four weeks

  2. Neck Disability Index (NDI)

    The NDI can be scored as a raw score or doubled and expressed as a percent. Each section is scored on a 0 to 5 rating scale, in which zero means 'No pain' and 5 means 'Worst imaginable pain.

    Measured: for four weeks

  3. Headache Impact Test

    Headache Impact Test is a tool used to measure the impact headaches have on your ability to function on the job, at school, at home and in social situations. Your score shows you the effect that headaches have on normal daily life and your ability to function.

    Measured: for four weeks

  4. Cervical ROM --Universal Goniometer

    A large universal goniometer having a stationary arm and a moving arm of 12 inch and full circle body will be used for measuring cervical range of motion.

    Measured: four weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Aug 2021
  2. Study start20 Feb 2022
  3. Primary completion1 Aug 2022
  4. Study completion20 Aug 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
38 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04993950
Sponsor's protocol ID
REC/01008 Urooj Sajjad
Status last verified
Sep 2022
First submitted
5 Aug 2021
Last updated
19 Sep 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Racicki S, Gerwin S, Diclaudio S, Reinmann S, Donaldson M. Conservative physical therapy management for the treatment of cervicogenic headache: a systematic review. J Man Manip Ther. 2013 May;21(2):113-24. doi: 10.1179/2042618612Y.0000000025.

    PubMed 24421621
  • Chaibi A, Russell MB. Manual therapies for cervicogenic headache: a systematic review. J Headache Pain. 2012 Jul;13(5):351-9. doi: 10.1007/s10194-012-0436-7. Epub 2012 Mar 30.

    PubMed 22460941
  • Dunning JR, Butts R, Mourad F, Young I, Fernandez-de-Las Penas C, Hagins M, Stanislawski T, Donley J, Buck D, Hooks TR, Cleland JA. Upper cervical and upper thoracic manipulation versus mobilization and exercise in patients with cervicogenic headache: a multi-center randomized clinical trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 Feb 6;17:64. doi: 10.1186/s12891-016-0912-3.

    PubMed 26852024
  • Fernandez-de-Las-Penas C, Courtney CA. Clinical reasoning for manual therapy management of tension type and cervicogenic headache. J Man Manip Ther. 2014 Feb;22(1):44-50. doi: 10.1179/2042618613Y.0000000050.

    PubMed 24976747
  • McDowell JM, Johnson GM, Hetherington BH. Mulligan Concept manual therapy: standardizing annotation. Man Ther. 2014 Oct;19(5):499-503. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2013.12.006. Epub 2014 Jan 10.

    PubMed 24491791
  • McDonnell MK, Sahrmann SA, Van Dillen L. A specific exercise program and modification of postural alignment for treatment of cervicogenic headache: a case report. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2005 Jan;35(1):3-15. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2005.35.1.3.

    PubMed 15754599
  • Tul Ain SQ, Shakil Ur Rehman S, Maryam M, Kiani SK. Effects of Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides with and without thoracic posture correction techniques on mechanical back pain: a randomized control trial. J Pak Med Assoc. 2019 Nov;69(11):1584-1587. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.274875..

    PubMed 31740859
  • Reid SA, Callister R, Katekar MG, Rivett DA. Effects of cervical spine manual therapy on range of motion, head repositioning, and balance in participants with cervicogenic dizziness: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 Sep;95(9):1603-12. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.04.009. Epub 2014 May 2.

    PubMed 24792139
  • Vernon H. The Neck Disability Index: state-of-the-art, 1991-2008. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Sep;31(7):491-502. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.08.006.

    PubMed 18803999

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing sustained natural apophyseal glides and SNAGS with thoracic postural correction techniques in people with Cervicogenic Headache, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Sep 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Visual Analog scale (VAS) (time frame: four weeks). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04993950, which also lists 9 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Sep 2022.

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