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NCT Number: NCT05887427

Acute Effect of Neural Mobilization in Cervical Radiculopathy: A Randomized Controlled Study

The aim of this study was to investigate the immediate effect of neural mobilization techniques, one of the manual therapy methods that can be used in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy.

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Key information

Conditions

Cervical Radiculopathy Nervous System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Radiculopathy

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Üsküdar University

Istanbul, Üsküdar, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study and was conducted in the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department of Istanbul Medicana International Hospital. Population: The study included patients diagnosed with cervical disc herniation who were referred to physiotherapy sessions by a physician Patients were assigned to the Control Group(CG) or Neural Mobilization Group(NMG) by simple randomization. The control group received conventional physiotherapy while the neural mobilization group received neural mobilization of the ulnar median and radial nerves. The pain of the patients was evaluated with Numeric Pain Rating Sacale (NPRS) and Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire (NPQ) at the beginning and end of the intervention, while hand grip strength and pinch grip strength were evaluated with digital hand dynamometer (JAMAR Plus Digital Hand Dynamometer) and digital pinchmeter (JAMAR Plus Pinch Gauge). Pre- and post-intervention data were statistically analyzed and compared.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants meeting the following criteria were included in the study: age between 18 and 65 years, referred to physiotherapy with a diagnosis of cervical disc herniation, self-reported neck pain with a visual analog scale (VAS) score of more than 5, presence of pain radiating from the neck to the arm, and at least 3 of the following tests were positive: Spurling's Test, Upper Extremity Tension Test-1, Distraction Test, and ipsilateral cervical rotation less than 60 degrees. These tests were assessed by a trained examiner according to standardized procedures

Exclusion criteria

  • Exclusion criteria were surgical intervention in the head and neck region, history of fracture in the head and neck region, known chronic disease, infection and structural disorders in the bone and soft tissue in the cervical spine, malignancy and severe osteoporosis.

Treatment and study plan

Neural mobilisation

Other

Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation, hotpack, ultrasound and neural mobilization(radial,ulnar,median)

Conservative Physiotherapy

Other

Hotpack,Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation ,Ultrasound

Primary outcomes

  1. Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)

    Time frame: 2 Month

    Pain in the neck region of the participants was evaluated using NPRS before and after the intervention. On this scale, patients were asked to mark the pain they felt on a 10 cm scale. Accordingly, the participants marked the range of values "0" was no pain, and "10" was the most severe.

  2. Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire (NPQ)

    Time frame: 2 Month

    Before and after the intervention, the characteristics and severity of the patients' pain were evaluated with the Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire. This scale was used for initial screening of patients with pain. It has the ability to provide a quantitative measurement for the symptoms that are important in the diagnosis and evaluation of neuropathic pain. In the questionnaire consisting of 12 questions, 10 questions were asked about the nature of pain and the other two questions about changes in sensitivity.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Hand Grip Strength

    Time frame: 2 Month

    A digital hand dynamometer (JAMAR Plus Digital Hand Dynamometer) , was used to measure hand grip strength.. The test was performed in an upright sitting position, 3 measurements were performed with one-minute intervals between each measurement and the averages were recorded. For painless grip strength, patients were asked to squeeze the dynamometer until they felt discomfort before and after treatment.The shoulder was in adduction and neutral position, elbow in 90° flexion, forearm in neutral position and wrist in 0 -30° extension and 0-15° ulnar deviation position while the patients were sitting in a chair with their arms supported.Both hands were measured separately.

  2. Pinch Grip Strength

    Time frame: 2 Month

    Pinch grip (two-point grip) strength was evaluated with a pinch meter (JAMAR Plus Pinch Gauge). The application was performed comparatively in both extremities; patients were sitting in a chair with support, shoulder in adduction and neutral position, elbow in 90˚ flexion, forearm in neutral position, wrist in 0-30˚ extension and 0-15˚ ulnar deviation position.Measurements were taken before and after the intervention. Three measurements were made with one minute intervals between each measurement and the averages were recorded.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Uskudar University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jun 2, 2023
Registry last updated
Jun 2, 2023

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