Effect of Pulsed Magnetic Therapy Versus Phonophoresis in Discogenic Lumbar Radiculopathy Patients
Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Registration Number
- NCT06296303
- Lead Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Brief Summary
Purposes of the study
To investigate the effect of pulsed magnetic therapy versus phonophoresis in discogenic lumbar radiculopathy patients
- Detailed 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 & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
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Patient age ranges from 20 -45
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Unilateral chronic lumbosacral radiculopathy
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Intervertebral disc herniation confirmed by MRI
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one of the following :
- H- reflex amplitude side to side difference 0.67 in absence of latency difference.
- 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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain Change from Baseline pain and function at 6 weeks Visual analogue scale
Disability Change from Baseline pain and function at 6 weeks Oswestry disability index
Sciatic nerve cross sectional area Change from Baseline pain and function at 6 weeks Diagnostic Ultrasound
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method H-reflex amplitude Change from Baseline pain and function at 6 weeks by EMG unit
H-reflex side-to-side amplitude (H/H) ratio Change from Baseline pain and function at 6 weeks by EMG unit