Effects of Neural Mobilization With or Without Soft Tissue Mobilization in Cervical Radiculopathy

Cervical Radiculopathy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Neural Mobilization With or Without Soft Tissue Mobilization in Cervical Radiculopathy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03838315
• Other study ID #: IIRS-IUISB/MphilOPT/002
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 20, 2019
• Est. completion date: June 20, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: February 2019
• Source: Isra University
• Contact: Noor Ul Ain, MPhilOPT
• Phone: 0333-5292822
• Email: Noorabid2015[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will evaluate Effects of Neural Mobilization with or without Soft Tissue Mobilization in Cervical Radiculopathy, half of the subjects will receive treatment of Neural Mobilization along with Soft Tissue Mobilization whereas half of the subjects will receive only Neural Mobilization.

Description:

Neural mobilization and Soft Tissue Mobilization both treatments are used to treat Cervical Radiculopathy but they work differently.

Neural mobilization technique is different for all 3 nerves i.e Radial, ulnar and median. Neural Mobilization Technique target the single nerve which is being compressed and showing symptoms.

Soft Tissue Mobilization include traction which decompresses the nerve and stretches the surrounding muscles along with help to reduce pain and tingling sensation. whereas hot pack helps to increase blood circulation and warm up muscles and isometric exercises provide strengthening and build endurance.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: June 20, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: May 20, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with age 18 to 55years

• Patients having pain more than 3months

• Radiating pain in one of the upper limb

• Spurling's test positive

Exclusion Criteria:

• Traumatic injury of upper limb or cervical spine

• Vertebral artery test positive(dizziness, vomiting, diplopia, drop attacks etc)

• Patient asymptomatic for pain but symptomatic for tingling and paraesthesia

• Circulatory disturbance of upper extremity

• Known history of high level of spinal cord injury and malignancy

• Thoracic Outlet syndrome

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cervical Radiculopathy
• Radiculopathy

Intervention

Other:
• Neural Mobilization with Soft Tissue Mobilization
Cervical Traction for 10mints 7%of body weight with 7 second hold time and 5 second rest time. Hot Pack for 10mints. Neural mobilization technique includes Median, Radial and Ulnar nerve mobilization. Frequency for neural mobilization is 3 sets of 10 repetitions for each and duration of 10minute. •Post isometric relaxation technique
• Neural Mobilization without Soft Tissue Mobilization
Cervical Traction for 10mints 7%of body weight with 7 second hold time and 5 second rest time. Hot Pack Neural mobilization technique includes Median, Radial and Ulnar nerve mobilization Frequency for neural mobilization is 3 sets of 10 repetitions for each and duration of 10minute.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Isra University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Neck Pain Numeric Scale	Pain intensity in one of the upper limb is measured by Numeric pain scale in which "0"	4weeks
Secondary	Neck Disability Index	Neck disability index scale used to measure ability to manage neck pain in everyday life in terms of: Pain intensity, Personal care, Lifting, Reading, Headaches, and Concentration. In which "0" shows disability and "5" shows normal.	4weeks