Yoga Nasal Irrigation in the Treatment of Chronic Tension Type Headache

NMP Medical Research Institute98 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate the effectiveness of Yoga Nasal Irrigation (Jalaneti) on patients with chronic tension-type headache reducing pain and disability.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Tension-Type Headache

Interventions

JalanetiOTHER

Sterilised and lukewarm isotonic salt water using neti pot was poured into one nostril, so that it leaves through the other. The procedure is then repeated on the other side, and the nose is dried by bending forward and by rapid yoga breathing

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Meeting the diagnostic criteria of chronic tension type headache as per International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (beta version) (ICHD-3 beta criteria) * Aged 18-60 years; * Ability of understand and completing the headache dairy; * Volunteering to the study * Provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Not having tension-type headache during the pervious 3 months or having less than 8 episode of tension type headache in serious month. * Taking any prophylactic headache medication or complementary and alternative medicine in last 3 month; * Secondary Headaches * In pregnancy, lactation, or planning to be pregnant in 6 months * Having nose bleeding disorders or recurrent infections; * Psychiatric diagnosis or medication history

Locations (1)

Yoga Bhavan

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Headache Frequency

Number of days with headache was assessed using headache diary

Time frame: Change from baseline to 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Headache severity

Mean pain intensity of tension-type headache measured using Visual Analogue Scale from 0-10, 0 defined as no pain and 10 defined as an unbearable pain

Time frame: Change from baseline to 6 weeks

Duration of Headache

Duration of each headache attack (hours per day)

Time frame: Change from baseline to 6 weeks

Headache disability

Disability caused by headache was measure using Headache Impact Test (HIT-6).

Time frame: Change from baseline to 6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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