Neck headaches linked to nerve pain? new study investigates

NCT ID NCT07292181

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Gulseren Demir Karakilic Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This completed study compared 72 adults with cervicogenic headache (headache from the neck) to healthy volunteers. Researchers used questionnaires to measure central sensitization (overactive pain signaling) and neuropathic pain (nerve pain). The goal was to see if these pain mechanisms are more common in people with cervicogenic headache and how they relate to sleep, mood, and daily function.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If the findings confirm a link, this could help doctors better understand and diagnose nerve-related pain in cervicogenic headache.
What could go wrong: This is a small, completed observational study (72 people) that only measures symptoms via questionnaires, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

headache disorder insomnia Neck Pain neuralgia Post-Traumatic Headache

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CENTRAL SENSITIZATION CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE NEUROPATHIC PAIN

Contacts and locations

Locations

Yozgat Bozok University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Yozgat, Yozgat, 66100, Turkey (Türkiye)

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