Muscle function and tenderness in headache patients
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study looks at how your neck and shoulder muscles work and feel tender if you have frequent headaches (at least 10 days per month). The researchers want to see if there are differences in muscle function and tenderness between people with migraine, tension-type headache, or posttraumatic headache.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You have been diagnosed with migraine, tension-type headache, or posttraumatic headache that happens at least 10 days per month.
- If you have tension-type headache, you must have migraine on 3 or fewer days per month.
- You are not pregnant.
- You do not have severe depression or other major psychiatric conditions.
- You do not have medication-overuse headache (headaches from taking too much pain medicine).
- You do not have severe arthritis or a slipped disc in your neck or shoulder.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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