Global Postural Re-Education And Neck Isometric Exercises In Cervical Radiculopathy RADICULOPATHY

• Sponsor: University of Lahore (Other)
• Overall Status: Recruiting
• CT.gov ID: NCT06028958
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 85
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Anticipated Duration (Months): 3.5
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 24.4

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Cervical radiculopathy is a common neurological disorder that is caused by compression of the nerve, inflammation of nerve roots, or space-occupying lesions. Cervical radiculopathy is the most common health-related problem worldwide. The conservative approach like education, specific exercises, and spinal manipulation is usually given for chronic cases with good outcomes.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Cervical Radiculopathy	Other: Neck Isometrics Exercises; Other: Global Posture Re-Education	N/A

Detailed Description

Cervical Radiculopathy is a condition in which a nerve is entrapped between the bones and causes numbness and tingling. Neck isometric exercises are a basic treatment plan for strength training. Global postural reeducation is a technique the manual cervical traction along with body alignment that helps to reduce symptoms more rapidly. This whole procedure is completed more easily, without a machine and satisfying for the patient.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 85 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
• Masking Description: The outcome accessor will be unaware of the treatment group.
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Effects Of Global Postural Re-Education And Neck Isometric Exercises In Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy
• Actual Study Start Date: Jul 1, 2023
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: Oct 1, 2023
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Oct 15, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Neck Isometrics Exercises This group of participants will receive neck isometric exercises along with routine physical therapy and a hot pack. In this regimen, the patient is commanded to apply minimal resistance on the physiotherapist's hand in front, back, and lateral positions. This resistance is applied for 10 sec with a 15 sec hold with 10-15 repetitions. The protocol will be given to the participants for two weeks. Each session will be of 40 minutes.	Other: Neck Isometrics Exercises; Isometric exercises are tightening (contractions) of a specific muscle or group of muscles. During isometric exercises, the muscle doesn't noticeably change length. The affected joint also doesn't move. Isometric exercises help maintain strength.
Experimental: Global Posture Re-Education This group of participants will receive the Global Posture Re-Education technique with a hot pack. The protocol will be given to the participants for two weeks (1 session on an alternative day with the home plan). Each session will be of 40 minutes.	Other: Global Posture Re-Education; Global postural rehabilitation (GPR) is an approach that considers the body in its overall aspect. This technique aims to relax the envelope of the muscles (fascia) while relaxing the muscle chains to reduce the strain on the joints. The end result is a more suitable posture and less pain.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Pain Intensity [Pain intensity will be measured at baseline, and change in pain intensity will be measured at 1st week, and 2nd week of treatment..]

   Neck pain will be assessed utilizing the 10cm Visual Analogue Scale. The members will register their current pain level by selecting any from 0(no pain) to 10(unbearable pain) presented ahead a level line.

2. Level of Functional Disability [Change in Functional Status will be measured at baseline, at first week, and at second week of treatment.]

   The level of Functional disability will be measured by using the neck disability index. It contains 10 readings including pain intensity, personal care, headache, lifting, reading, concentration, work, driving sleeping, and recreation. The questions are measured on a 6-point scale from 0 (no disability) to 5 (full disability). The numeric response for each item is summed for a score varying from 0 to 50.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 35 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18 to 35 years.

2. Both genders, Males and females

3. One-sided upper limb pain or numbness

4. Any 2 out of 4 tests are positive Spurling test, Distraction test, Ipsilateral cervical traction test, and Upper Limb test

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Bilateral upper limb pain

2. Previous history of cervical surgery

3. Cervical spine

4. Injection therapy in the past 2 weeks

5. Being Pregnant women

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	The University of Lahore	Lahore	Punjab	Pakistan	5400

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of Lahore

Investigators

• Study Chair: Ashfaq Dr Ahmed, PhD, The University of Lahore

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: University of Lahore
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT06028958
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC-UOL-487-08-2023
• First Posted: Sep 8, 2023
• Last Update Posted: Sep 8, 2023
• Last Verified: Aug 1, 2023

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: Yes
• Plan to Share IPD: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: No
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Radiculopathy

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Sep 8, 2023