Effect of Pulsed Magnetic Therapy Versus Phonophoresis in Discogenic Lumbar Radiculopathy Patients

Lumbar Radiculopathy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Pulsed Magnetic Therapy Versus Phonophoresis on Sciatic Nerve Cross Section Measured by Ultrasonography in Discogenic Lumbar Radiculopathy Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06296303
• Other study ID #: MBH24
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 3, 2024
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: Mohamed Badr Hassanein, MSc
• Phone: +20 114 225 3884
• Email: 10722016464064[@]pg.cu.edu.eg
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Purposes of the study

To investigate the effect of pulsed magnetic therapy versus phonophoresis in discogenic lumbar radiculopathy patients

Description:

Patients will be randomized into either pulsed magnetic therapy group or phonophoresis group. Patients will receive the intervention for six weeks. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline and post-intervention.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient age ranges from 20 -45

• Unilateral chronic lumbosacral radiculopathy

• Intervertebral disc herniation confirmed by MRI

• one of the following :

1. H- reflex amplitude side to side difference 0.67 in absence of latency difference.

2. H- reflex amplitude side to side difference smaller than 0.5 in p of latency difference.

3 - Side to side H- reflex latency difference more than 1 msec. 4- Prolonged H-reflex latency more than 30 msec.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Systematic disease

• Lumbar canal stenosis

• Pervious surgeries

• Scoliosis

• Kyphosis

• Spinal fracture

• Bilateral symptoms

• Steroid injection

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Lumbar Radiculopathy
• Radiculopathy

Intervention

Other:
• Pulsed electromagnetic therapy
Pulsed etromagnetic therapy (1000 gauss) on sciatic nerve in gluteal fold. ( 30 min )
• Ultrasound phonophoresis
Phonophoresis using dexamethasone and topical diclofenac sodium gel on sciatic nerve in subgluteal fold and mid thigh
• Conventional physical therapy
Conventional physical therapy consisting of IF current on lumbar spine. (15 min ) Hotpack on lumbar spine . (15 min ) Neurodynamic mobilization . Mobilization and manipulation for lumbar spine. Exercises

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain	Visual analogue scale	Change from Baseline pain and function at 6 weeks
Primary	Disability	Oswestry disability index	Change from Baseline pain and function at 6 weeks
Primary	Sciatic nerve cross sectional area	Diagnostic Ultrasound	Change from Baseline pain and function at 6 weeks
Secondary	H-reflex amplitude	by EMG unit	Change from Baseline pain and function at 6 weeks
Secondary	H-reflex side-to-side amplitude (H/H) ratio	by EMG unit	Change from Baseline pain and function at 6 weeks