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Dry Needling for Headache

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Youngstown State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up <1 hour

Summary

Currently, it is unknown if dry needling when performed to the trigeminal innervation field improves neck pain and or headache for patients with cervicogenic headaches. The aim of this study is to determine if dry needling of the trigeminal innervation field improves pain, pain-pressure thresholds, and neck mobility in patients with cervicogenic headaches, with or without migraine.

Eligible Conditions
  • Headache

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~<1 hour
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and <1 hour for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Headache or neck pain intensity on a Numeric pain rating scale (0-10)
Secondary study objectives
Active Range of Motion of the Cervical Spine in degrees of measurement
Flexion-rotation test in degrees of measurement
Pain-pressure threshold in lbs of pressure

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Dry needlingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Experimental Group
Group II: Sham NeedlingPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Sham Group

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Youngstown State UniversityLead Sponsor
26 Previous Clinical Trials
1,954 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Headache
315 Patients Enrolled for Headache
Ken Lieber, PhDStudy DirectorDirector of the PhD in Health Sciences
~8 spots leftby Nov 2025
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