The Effect of Manual Therapy and Nerve Mobilisation in Managing Cervical Radiculopathy ? A Single Blinded Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial-Pilot Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- (1)Pain measured by the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) in Gujarati. (2)Range of Motion using the Universal 180 degree metal goniometer (3)Functional Disability Outcome using the Neck Disability Index (NDI) (4) Rate of change using the Global Rate of change scale (GROC)
研究概览
简要总结
This study is a pilot study being done to calculate the sample size and at the same time find the feasibility for a larger study with a large sample size. The study is a randomized single blind study. The main objective of the study is to find the effect of Maitland's manual therapy and Nerve mobilisation which are two methods of treatment frequently used in physiotherapy against a control group which would be receiving Conventional physiotherapy. The duration of the study would be 2 months.
研究设计
- 分配方式
- Computer generated randomization
- 盲法
- Participant Blinded
入排标准
入选标准
- •1.Patients Diagnosed with Cervical radiculopathy by medically qualified doctors 2.Patients found to be having cervical radiculopathy by using the Clinical Prediction Rule for Cervical Pain by Wainner et al.
- •3.Age from 30 years to 60 years 4.Patients of Both genders.
排除标准
- •1.Patients with Cervical Instability 2.Patients with Central compressions 3.Patients with spinal tumors 4.Patients with spinal infections.
结局指标
主要结局
(1)Pain measured by the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) in Gujarati. (2)Range of Motion using the Universal 180 degree metal goniometer (3)Functional Disability Outcome using the Neck Disability Index (NDI) (4) Rate of change using the Global Rate of change scale (GROC)
时间窗: Measurements taken on the 1st,7th and 14th day of study
次要结局
未报告次要终点