The Effect of Two Different Massages on Migraine

Biruni University30 enrolled

Overview

The study aims to compare the effects of connective tissue massage on pain severity, attack frequency and duration, migraine-related disability, and quality of life in patients diagnosed with migraine, by comparing them with the classical massage.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Headache, Migraine Manuel Therapy

Interventions

Connective tissue massageOTHER

Connective tissue massage will be applied with short and long pulling strokes to create a reflex effect for 2 days a week, a total of 8 weeks.

Classical massageOTHER

Classical massage will be applied with the techniques of stroking, kneading, and friction for 2 days a week, a total of 8 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 64 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteers with a migraine diagnosis * Taking only analgesics for migraine treatment and continuing their routines * No problem in reading, writing and understanding Turkish Exclusion Criteria: * Having any other neurological problems * Who had been injected with botulinum toxin in the last 3 months

Locations (1)

Biruni University

Istanbul, Zeytinburnu, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain Intensity

The intensity of pain perceived by the subjects will be evaluated with a valid method, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The higher numbers show higher pain intensities.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Migraine Related Disability

The Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS), which is considered valid and reliable, will be used to evaluate the migraine-related disability. The higher scores indicate an increase in the severity of the disability.

Time frame: 8 weeks

The Quality of Life

The patients' quality of life will be evaluated with the 24-hours Quality of Life in Migraine Scale (24-Hr-MQoLQ), which is valid and reliable. The increase in the score obtained from the scale indicates an increase in the quality of life.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Perceived Patient-Reported Change

The change perceived by the patients after the intervention will be evaluated with the Global Rating of Change Scale (GROC). According to the scale, it is expressed as "-2: I am much worse, -1: I am worse, 0: No change, 1: I am better, 2: I am much better".

Time frame: 8th week (one week)

The general descriptive demographic information

The general descriptive demographic information of the participants such as age and gender; migraine family history, duration of the complaints, attack frequency and duration will be questioned with a form prepared by the researchers.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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