The Effectiveness of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine in the Management of Headaches Associated With Post Concussion Syndrome

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Headache, Post-Concussion Syndrome

In brief

Pilot study looking at the Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) for various headache types in patients with post-concussion syndrome (PCS). Twenty-six subjects with symptoms lasting \>3 months were enrolled and were randomly assigned to a treatment group (n = 13) and a control group (n = 13).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04732338

Run by

Hackensack Meridian Health

People needed

26

Starts

2017-08-01

Expected to finish

2020-02-11

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-25

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI),
• age 18 years or older
• injury occurring >3 months prior, and
• headache as a primary symptomatic concern.

You may not qualify if…

• history of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI),
• documented intracranial injury,
• chronic headache or migraine headache before the injury,
• treatment with a headache specialist at the time of injury, or receipt of IV infusion for medication for headache at the time of treatment.

Where it is running

• Hackensack Meridian Health - JFK Medical Center — Edison, New Jersey, United States

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