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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 2009-41-3697 | Other Identifier | The Danish Data Council, Datatilsynet |
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| The University Hospitals Centre for Nursing and Care Research, Copenhagen | UNKNOWN |
| The Beckett-Fond | UNKNOWN |
| The Fond of Jørgen Holm and Elisa F. Hansen | UNKNOWN |
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This study aims at examining muscle strength capacity in neck and shoulder muscles in children and adolescents with and without tension-type headache, and furthermore examining the effect of a 10 week specific strength training programme for neck and shoulder muscles compared to a multi-disciplinary approach in 10 weeks.
Frequent and chronic tension type headache are the most frequent pain illnesses in children with a prevalence of 0.5-7,6%. Frequent or daily headache leads to constraints in the child's life in relation to school and social activities.
The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are not yet fully examined. In several studies in adults and in children it is found that the shoulder muscles are tense and tender, but it is not known whether this phenomenon is primary or secondary to tension-type headache. A decrease in muscle capacity is furthermore found in studies. We therefore aim at examining parameters for muscle function in order to compare the differences between children with and without headache, and at examining the effect of a 10 week progressive specific strength training programme on headache compared to an in time comparable multidisciplinary intervention based on lifestyle counseling.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Specific Strength Training | Active Comparator | 10 weeks of specific strength training of neck and shoulder muscles using elastic resistance. |
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| Lifestyle Counseling | Active Comparator | 10 weeks of counseling by nurse and physiotherapist in lifestyle changes. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Specific Strength Training | Device | 10 weeks of progressive specific strength training for neck and shoulder muscles. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Headache | Number of headache days/ 4 weeks. Mean VAS Score (pain)/4 weeks. | At baseline |
| Muscle Capacity | Neck and shoulder muscle function variables: MVC(maximal voluntary static capacity). RFD(rate of force development). FS (Force-steadiness). | At baseline |
| Headache | Number of headache days/ 4 weeks. Mean VAS Score (pain)/4 weeks. | After the 10 weeks intervention programme |
| Headache | Number of headache days/ 4 weeks. Mean VAS Score (pain)/4 weeks. | At 3 months follow up. |
| Muscle Capacity | Neck and shoulder muscle function variables: MVC(maximal voluntary static capacity). RFD(rate of force development). FS(Force-steadiness). | After the 10 weeks intervention programme |
| Muscle Capacity | Neck and shoulder muscle function variables: MVC(maximal voluntary static capacity). RFD(rate of force development). FS(Force-steadiness). | At 3 months follow up. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| TTS | Total Tenderness Score ( palpation of percranial tenderness). | At baseline |
| Physical fitness | Submaximal ergometer bicycle test |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Birte Tornøe, PhD,MSc,PT | Children's Headache Clinic, Herlev University Hospital, 2730 Herlev, Copenhagen-DK | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Birte Tornøe | Copenhagen | Herlev | 2730 | Denmark |
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| ID | Term |
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| D018781 | Tension-Type Headache |
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| D051270 | Headache Disorders, Primary |
| D020773 | Headache Disorders |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
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| Lifestyle Counseling | Behavioral | 10 weeks of counseling by nurse and physiotherapist in lifestyle changes. |
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| At baseline |
| TTS | Total Tenderness Score ( palpation of pericranial tenderness). | After the 10 weeks intervention programme |
| TTS | Total Tenderness Score ( palpation of pericranial tenderness). | At 3 months follow up. |
| Physical fitness | Submaximal ergometer bicycle test | After the 10 weeks intervention programme |
| Physical fitness | Submaximal ergometer bicycle test | At 3 months follow up. |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |