NCT06231615

Efficacy of Fascia Exercises in Migraine Patients

Completed NA Last updated 30 January 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Fascia exercises in Migraine in 30 participants. Completed in 10 September 2023.

Timeline

10 October 2022

Primary endpoint
5 August 2023

10 September 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	30
Start date	10 October 2022
Primary completion	5 August 2023
Estimated completion	10 September 2023
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• Fascia exercises
• Conventional physiotherapy and breathing exercises

Conditions studied

• Migraine — all drugs for Migraine →

Sponsor

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 59, any sex, with Migraine. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Migraine, which is characterized by attacks and many accompanying symptoms, negatively affects the quality of life of patients. Although different methods have been tried for migraine, there is no definitive treatment approach yet. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of fascia exercises as a new approach on the symptoms and complaints of migraine patients.

The study was completed with 30 volunteer migraine patients. Participants were divided into two groups in a randomized controlled manner. While head-neck and breathing exercises were applied to the control group, fascial pattern exercises were performed in the study group in addition to these exercises. This protocol was applied 2 days a week for 6 weeks. Pain intensity, quality of life and sleep, heart rate changes, depression and anxiety levels and satisfaction levels were evaluated before and after the treatment.

Fascial pattern exercises are an effective approach on the symptoms and complaints of migraine patients and can be adopted as a complementary application in migraine treatment. Since this is the first study in this field, it needs to be supported by other studies in order to increase the provability of the effectiveness of the exercises.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Novel Conservative Therapies in Migraine Management: The Impact of Fascia Exercises in a Randomized Controlled Trial.
   Tekin RT, Aslan H, Uludağ V, Gümüşyayla Ş, et al · · 2025 · cited 3× · PMID 39860544 · DOI 10.3390/jcm14020539