Cervicogenic Headache Dose-Response

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Cervicogenic Headache

In brief

This study will determine the number of visits to a chiropractor for spinal manipulation and light massage necessary for the optimal relief of cervicogenic headache (headache with associated neck pain). Effectiveness of care will also be determined.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01530321

Run by

University of Western States

People needed

256

Starts

2012-08-01

Expected to finish

2016-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-11-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• chronic cervicogenic headache
• threshold pain level
• threshold headache frequency
• independently ambulatory
• English literate
• candidate for spinal manipulation

You may not qualify if…

• contraindication to thrust spinal manipulation or massage
• most other headache types
• Recent manual/exercise therapy from licensed provider for head/neck
• threshold pain medication use
• pregnancy
• involvement with another pain study
• suspicion of unmanaged depression
• most cancers
• hypertension (at least stage II)
• complicating neurological/spinal conditions
• pre-randomization noncompliance or cannot/will not comply with protocols
• health-related litigation, claims, or disability compensation

Where it is running

• Northwestern Health Sciences University — Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
• University of Western States — Portland, Oregon, United States

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