Prediction of Cervical Radiculopathy Success With PNF and Mobilization

Cervical Radiculopathy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Identifying Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy Responding to Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Exercises Combined With Passive Cervical Mobilization: Clinical Prediction Rule

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06040047
• Other study ID #: 012/002739
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: ElMelhat, PhD
• Phone: 01112595022
• Email: ahmedelmelhat[@]pt.cu.edu.eg
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this predictive interventional study is todetrmine clinical predictors for success with combined proprioceptive neuromusclualr faciitaion (PNF) and passive mobilization ain patients with cervical radiculopathy (CR).

Description:

This study will answer the question, what are the factors affecting success with PNF and mobilization for patients with CR? No control group. The goal of this new study is to see the effect of age, duration of symptoms, forward posture angle and neck disability index response to passive mobilization combined with the PNF technique

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: December 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 40 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants with cervical radiculopathy.

• Age ranges between 40 and 60 years old.

• Minimum score (3 out of 10-point) on a visual analog scale (VAS)

• Orthopedic clinical confirmation reveals a history of neck pain.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Whiplash injury.

• Previous Cervical surgery.

• Pain less than three months.

• Mechanical and non-specific neck pain.

• Pregnancy.

• Bilateral arm pain.

• Inflammatory arthritides.

• Osteoporosis.

• Symptoms of vertebrobasilar insufficiency.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cervical Radiculopathy
• Radiculopathy

Intervention

Other:
• Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
Contract relax technique for each neck motion for three repetitions.
• Passive mobilization
To restore normal joint play, postero-anterior passive joint mobilization of cervical spine segments and cervicothoracic junction in limited motion will be applied.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	ME	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Cervical pain	Score on numeric pain rating scale (points)	6 weeks
Primary	Cervical disability	Disability will be measured with Northwick Park neck pain Questionnaire.	6 weeks
Secondary	Cervical proprioception	Cervical joint position error will be measured with laser pointer.	6 weeks