Authors' Contributions
headache disability
Shahnaz Hasan and Abeer R. Ibrahim conceptualized the study; Shahnaz Hasan, Abeer R. Ibrahim, Naiyer Shahzad, and Nasrin Bharti curated the data; AMIR IQBAL and Naiyer Shahzad formally analyzed the study; Ahmad H. Alghadir acquired the funding; Shahnaz Hasan, AMIR IQBAL, Ahmad H. Alghadir, Abeer R. Ibrahim, and Nasrin Bharti proposed the methodology; Ahmad H. Alghadir administered the project; Ahmad H. Alghadir, Naiyer Shahzad, and Nasrin Bharti gathered the resources; Ahmad H. Alghadir supervised the study; Shahnaz Hasan, Abeer R. Ibrahim, Naiyer Shahzad, AMIR IQBAL, and Nasrin Bharti wrote the original draft; and Shahnaz Hasan, AMIR IQBAL, Ahmad H. Alghadir, Abeer R. Ibrahim, and Naiyer Shahzad reviewed and edited the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.A CONSORT (2010) flow diagram shows the study procedures, such as participant enrollment, randomization, group allocation, intervention received, follow-up, and analysis.The participants' demographic characteristics mean and standard deviation scores within each group (1 vs. 2).Comparison of the VAS mean scores between groups (1 vs. 2) at multiple time points.Comparison of the HDI mean scores between groups (1 vs. 2) at multiple time points.Shapiro‒Wilk test of normality for the participant distribution in both groups (Demographic characteristics of the participants from both groups (1: group 1; 2: group 2; SD: standard deviation; CI: confidence interval; BMI: body mass index; Descriptive statistics of participants' outcome scores (VAS and HDI) in both groups (1: group 1; 2: group 2; SD: standard deviation; CI: confidence interval; VAS: visual analog scale; VAS0: VAS score at baseline; VAS1, 2, and 3: VAS scores at week 1Pairwise comparison of mean differences (treatment effect) within groups (1 and 2). Repeated measures ANOVA test: Bonferroni's multiple comparison tests, with 95% confidence interval of means.VAS: visual analog scale; HDI: headache disability index; SD: standard deviation; Between-group comparison of the variables at different timelines. One-way ANOVA test: Bonferroni's multiple comparison tests, 95% confidence interval of means.∆MD: mean differences (group 1-group 2); VAS: visual analog scale; HDI: headache disability index; SD: standard deviation; 