to Stuidy the Effect of Cognitive Behavior Threapy CBT on Smartphone Addiction Patients With Tension Type Headache
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age19-34
SponsorHatem Mostafa
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if cognitive behavioral approach works to treat tension type headache in smartphone addiction in adults. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Is there an effect of adding cognitive behavior approach to physical therapy (manual therapy, corrective exercise therapy) on pain pressure threshold, forward head posture and headache intensity in smartphone addiction patients with tension-type headache? Researchers will compare adding cognitive behavior approach to physical therapy (manual therapy, corrective exercise therapy) to see if cognitive behavior approach works to treat tension type headache in smartphone addiction than physical therapy alone.
Participants will:
All participants will receive twelve treatment sessions (twice per week) in a 6 weeks period with a rest period of 48 to 72 hour between them.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Subjects were those diagnosed with tension type headache by neurologists based on the criteria of the International Headache Society.
age between 19-34.
Frequent ETTH or CTTH diagnosed, in both cases more than three months.
Bilateral location of pain.
Disqualifiers
rheumatoid arthritis.
suspected malignancy.
pregnancy.
if they had received manual therapy treatment in the 2 months before enrolment into the study.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- cognitive behavioral therapy
- sub-occipital inhibitory pressure
- deep friction massage
- Spinal manipulation
- Exercises for forward head posture
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Hatem Mostafa
Lead sponsor
Badr University
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov