Potential effect modifiers for treatment with chiropractic manipulation versus sham manipulation for recurrent headaches in children aged 7-14 years: development of and results from a secondary analysis of a randomised clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A recent randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigating the effect of chiropractic manipulation in 199 children aged 7-14 years with recurrent headaches demonstrated a significant reduction of number of days with headache and a better global perceived effect (GPE) in the chiropractic manipulation group compared to a sham manipulation group. However, potential modifiers for the effectiveness of chiropractic manipulation of children with recurrent headaches have never been identified. The present study is a secondary analysis of data from that RCT and will investigate potential effect modifiers for the benefit of chiropractic manipulation for children with headache.

Methods

Sixteen potential effect modifiers were identified from the literature and a summary index w

SUBMITTER: Lynge S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337090 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature