Does Improvement Towards a Normal Cervical Sagittal Configuration Aid in the Management of Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
- Conditions
- Cervical Lordosis Rehabilitation
- Interventions
- Other: Deneroll cervical extension tractionOther: Traditional treatment
- Registration Number
- NCT05553002
- Lead Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Brief Summary
A randomized controlled study with six months follow-up will be conducted to investigate the effects of sagittal head posture correction on 3D spinal posture parameters, back and leg pain, disability, and S1 nerve root function in patients with chronic discogenic lumbosacral radiculopathy . Participants will include 80 patients between 40 and 55 years experiencing chronic discogenic lumbosacral radiculopathy with a definite hypolordotic cervical spine and forward head posture and will be randomly assigned a comparative treatment control group and a study group. Both groups will receive TENS therapy and hot packs, additionally, the study group will receive the Denneroll cervical traction orthotic.
- Detailed Description
Despite the fact that there is some evidence of a link between low back pain and head posture , there is limited experimental data to support a cause-and-effect relationship and interventional outcomes. Accordingly, a prospective, randomized, controlled study will be conducted at a research laboratory of our university to investigate if cervical curve restoration and forward head posture correction will have short and long term effects on three dimensional spinal posture parameters as well as lumbar radiculopathy management outcomes such as symptoms, disability, and neurophysiological findings .In this study we will use an orthotic cervical traction termed the Denneroll to help restore normal sagittal spinal configuration based on principles of 3-point bending traction methods. Interventions will be applied at a frequency of 3 times per week for 10 weeks and groups will be followed for an additional 6-months.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
- Absolute rotatory angle less than 25° and greater than 0.
- Anterior head translation distance greater than 15mm
- Confirmed chronic unilateral lumbosacral radiculopathy associated with L5-S1 lumbar disc prolapse .
- Symptoms lasting longer than 3 months
- Previous history of lumbosacral surgery.
- Metabolic system disorder.
- Peripheral neuropathy.
- History of upper motor neuron lesion.
- Spinal canal stenosis.
- Rheumatoid arthritis.
- Osteoporosis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Deneroll cervical extension traction Deneroll cervical extension traction The study group will receive 3-point bending cervical extension traction following the protocol of Deed Harrison . The duration of each session will start at approximately three minutes and increased one minute per session until reaching the goal of 20 minutes per session Deneroll cervical extension traction Traditional treatment The study group will receive 3-point bending cervical extension traction following the protocol of Deed Harrison . The duration of each session will start at approximately three minutes and increased one minute per session until reaching the goal of 20 minutes per session Traditional treatment Traditional treatment The participants will receive hot packs (15 minutes) and TENS therapy to control pain and eliminate the causal role of muscle spasms and/or tightness in changing the posture parameters.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The Change in cervical absolute rotatory angle will be measured at three intervals :pretreatment, 10 weeks post treatment, and at six months of follow-up Cervical absolute rotatory angle is formed by two lines intersecting from the posterior body margins of C2-C7 and forward head distance
The Change in anterior head translation will be measured at three intervals :pretreatment, 10 weeks post treatment, and at six months of follow-up anterior head translation is measured as the horizontal displacement of the posterior superior body corner of C2 vertebra relative to a vertical line extending superiorly from the posterior inferior body corner of C7..
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The change in 3D spinal posture parameters will be measured at three intervals :pretreatment, 10 weeks post treatment, and at six months of follow-up Rasterstereography sagittal plane parameters (lumbar angles, thoracic angles, and trunk inclination), the frontal plane parameters (trunk imbalance and lateral deviation) and the transversal plane parameters (vertebral surface rotation and pelvis torsion) will be selected to cover the posture profile in three planes
The change in pain intensity will be measured at three intervals :pretreatment, 10 weeks post treatment, and at six months of follow-up Measurement of pain will be performed by using a visual analogue scale (VAS). The subjects will be asked about the perception of pain using a 10-cm line with 0 (no pain) on one end and 10 (worst pain) on the other. subjects will be asked to place a mark along the line to denote their level of pain
The change in disability level will be measured at three intervals :pretreatment, 10 weeks post treatment, and at six months of follow-up Disability will be measured using the Oswestry Disability Index. The total score is transferred onto a scale ranging from 0 to 100, where 0 indicates no disability and 100 indicates worst possible disability
The change in peak to peak amplitude of H reflex will be measured at three intervals :pretreatment, 10 weeks post treatment, and at six months of follow-up The H-reflex (or Hoffmann's reflex) is a reaction of muscles after electrical stimulation of sensory fibers (Ia afferents stemming from muscle spindles) in their innervating nerves
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Cairo University
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt