Manual therapy treatments for patients with neck and arm pain.

Phase 3

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Cervical Radiculopathy

• Registration Number: CTRI/2024/03/063878
• Lead Sponsor: Sweta Verma

Brief Summary

Cervical radiculopathy is acondition which involves nerve roots which gets inflamed or damaged, results innumbness or tingling sensation, weakness, pain radiating towards upper limbseither on one side or both sides and sometimes it may radiate towards upperback or chest. Most common causes of cervical radiculopathy are osteophyteformation or herniated cervical intervertebral disc. The average annualincidence of cervical radiculopathy is about 83 per 100,000 people in theentire population. Sixth and seventh cervical nerve roots are most commonlyinvolved in cervical radiculopathy due to increased mobility at C5-C6 and C6-C7cervical vertebral levels. A personhaving neck pain 213radiating towards upper limb suffers more level ofdisability than people suffering with neck pain alone.

This RCT will help us knowthe effects of neural glides applied with Mulligan mobilization. The addedbenefits of neural glides can also be tested through statistical calculationswhich can be an effective intervention to alleviate pain in population with C5 cervicalradiculopathy. The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of Mulliganmobilization with neural glides compared to conventional therapy in patientswith C5.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-03-16
• Last Update Posted: 2024-06-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Age group 20-50 years; Unilateral cervical radiculopathy along with motor and/or sensory symptoms; Both male and female; Positive for ULTT, spurling test, cervical distraction test, ipsilateral cervical rotation less than 60 degree; Not taking any medication for pain; Voluntary participation.

Exclusion Criteria

Bilateral cervical radiculopathy; Musculoskeletal disease (torticollis, trapizitis, severe muscle spasm, muscular dystrophy, scoliosis, osteoarthritis, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo), Cardiovascular and respiratory disease; Patients who are undergoing treatment for neck pain with other means of physiotherapy or medication at the time of the study; Cervical spine fracture, surgery or other pathologies; Central Nervous System (CNS) involvement (stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy); Medical red flags (tumour, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoporosis, thyroid etc.).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Visual Analog Scale,	1. 12 times | 2. 4 times
2. Neck Disability Index	1. 12 times | 2. 4 times

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Range of Motion	1. 4 times

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Uni hospital, Lovely professional University; 🇮🇳 Kapurthala, PUNJAB, India

Uni hospital, Lovely professional University

🇮🇳Kapurthala, PUNJAB, India

Sweta Verma

Principal investigator

9041691502

vermasweta907@gmail.com