Active and Passive Cervical Flexion-rotation Tests
Completed
Conditions studied: Cervicogenic Headaches
In brief
Motion limitations have been previously reported in people with headaches originating from the neck/cervicogenic headaches. A test involving flexing and rotating the neck has been found useful to diagnose this type of headache. This observational study investigates this neck motion test when performed actively by the patient and passively by the examiner, then compares the results of motion attained.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02070172
- Run by
- Des Moines University
- People needed
- 24
- Starts
- 2009-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-02-25
Who can join
Age: 20 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- One-sided headaches
- Headaches caused by neck movement or sustained head positioning
- Neck, shoulder, or arm pain
- Intermittent headaches at least one headache per week for greater than 2 months
- Headaches of moderate intensity
You may not qualify if…
- A diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
- Current pregnancy
- International Headache Society criteria for other headache forms (such as tension or migraine)
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Treatment for headaches by a physical therapist, chiropractor, massage therapist, or osteopath in the past month
- Positive test for vertebral artery insufficiency or cranial-vertebral ligament instability
Where it is running
- Des Moines University — Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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