Differences in Characteristics of Headache Patients With a Positive or Negative FRT: a Cross-sectional Comparison.

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Conditions studied: Headache

In brief

An observational study will be conducted to evaluate the differences in headache characteristics between a subgroup of cervicogenic headache patients with a positive and negative flexion-rotation test at the C1-C2 level. Differences may guide future treatment allocation and the use of more individualized treatment options.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06134791

Run by

University Ghent

People needed

100

Starts

2023-07-01

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2023-11-18

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of cervicogenic headache according to the ICHD-3 criteria:
• A. Any headache fulfilling criterion C B. Clinical and/or imaging evidence1 of a disorder or lesion within the cervical spine or soft tissues of the neck, known to be able to cause headache2
• C. Evidence of causation demonstrated by at least two of the following:
• headache has developed in temporal relation to the onset of the cervical disorder or appearance of the lesion
• headache has significantly improved or resolved in parallel with improvement in or resolution of the cervical disorder or lesion
• cervical range of motion is reduced, and headache is made significantly worse by provocative manœuvres
• headache is abolished following diagnostic blockade of a cervical structure or its nerve supply D. Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis
• Age: 18+ years Headache for at least 1 day/week for at least 3 months Limited mobility of the neck NPRS > 3/10

You may not qualify if…

• Primary headache forms: migraine, TTH
• Other secondary headaches that do not comply with the ICDH-3 criteria for CH
• Whiplash or other traumatic incident in the past
• Pregnancy or given birth in the last year
• Previous head, neck or shoulder surgery
• Cervical radiculopathy complaints
• Receiving other treatments for headache or neck pain (physical therapy/ostheopathy/chiropraxie...) in the previous month

Where it is running

• University Ghent - campus UZ Ghent - Rehabilitation Sciences B3 — Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium (enrolling)

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