Exercise Training With Physically Active Lifestyle to Reduce Headache and Quality of Life
CompletedNot applicableNCT01664585
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The aim of this intervention study is to examine whether tailored exercise therapy training is effective and cost-effective to decrease headache frequency and intensity, reduce medication used for chronic headache and patients´ absence from work, improve their neck muscle force, cervical spine mobility, functional ability and quality of life, and increase general physical activity in chronic headache women at regular work during a 6-month intervention. The intervention itself with pilot-tested upper-neck specific exercise regimen aims that patients would independently commit to train and exercise to reduce their headache, and thus increase their quality of life. In addition, reduced pain and frequency of headache may increase the objectively measured daily physical activity of chronic headache patients.
Study details
- Official title
- EXERCISE TRAINING WITH PHYSICALLY ACTIVE LIFESTYLE TO REDUCE HEADACHE AND INCREASE QUALITY OF LIFE. A Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Exercise Training and Physical Activity on Chronic Headache
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Training group
- Behavioral: Control
- Sponsor
- UKK Institute
- Collaborators
- Jyväskylä Central Hospital; University of Jyvaskyla
- Start date
- 2012-09-17
- Primary completion
- 2015-07-03
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 60 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Finland
- Total sites listed
- 3
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * women aged 18 to 60 and currently at work and aim to continue at same work at least two years * intensity of headache on Visual Analog Scale (VAS) has been equal or greater than 45 mm (scale 0-100) during last two months * Headache Impact Test TM \[HIT-6 Scoring Interpretation Finland (Finnish) Version 1.1\] 58/78 points Exclusion Criteria: * severe degenerative changes at cervical vertebra or discus (including discus prolapse) * whiplash injury or injury, which is contraindication for exercise and active lifestyle * treated with manual therapy or physiotherapy within a previous month * changed medication known to affect headaches during a previous month * changed bifocals during previous month * athletic trainees (3 or more times per week) * alcoholic and/or drug addicts/ AUDIT The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Finnish version * mental depression
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01664585