Can a Light-Touch therapy ease tension headaches? small study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT05229224
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests a manual therapy called Osteo-Fluidic-Sensitive (OFS) for people who get frequent tension-type headaches (2–14 headache days per month). OFS uses gentle hand pressures on specific body areas to rebalance the body, without forceful manipulation. The study compares OFS to a placebo method (soft touches on non-effective spots) in 30 adults. The main goal is to see if OFS reduces the number of headache days per month after 3 months of treatment.
What this could mean
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Active substance
Osteo-Fluidic-Sensitive manual therapy
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a gentle, drug-free option to reduce headache days and improve quality of life for people with frequent tension-type headaches.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study with only 30 people, so results may not apply widely. The treatment is manual and placebo-controlled, so any benefit might be due to the hands-on attention rather than the technique itself.
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CHU Poitiers
RECRUITINGPoitiers, 86000, France
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