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Shi-style Cervical Manipulations for Cervical Radiculopathy

NCT01500967 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 648

Last updated 2012-01-25

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Summary

Neck pain and related problems occur frequently in modern societies and have a considerable impact on individuals and the society. Cervical radiculopathy (CR) generally presents with pain, numbness, or weakness in a dermatomal distribution. CR results from impingement on a nerve root by either spondylotic narrowing of the neural foramen or a lateral intervertebral disc herniation. Various studies have shown that nonoperative management for CR is effective, such as medications, physical therapy, Spinal manipulation, traction, acupuncture, collar immobilization and epidural steroid injections. Spinal manipulation is one of the manual techniques for treating mechanical neck pain. No high-quality evidence has proved the effectiveness of manipulative therapy in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy. However, limited evidence suggests that manipulation may provide short-term benefit in the treatment of neck pain, cervicogenic headaches and radicular symptoms. Few complications, such as worsening radiculopathy, myelopathy, and spinal cord injury, may occur. Spinal massage manipulation is used for centuries in China. Many patients with cervical disc disease are increasingly turning to manipulations to alleviate their symptoms and reduce the side effects of medications. The goal of this study is to determine the efficacy of a spinal manipulation, three steps and nine manipulations, on treating with the cervical radiculopathy.

Conditions

  • Cervical Radiculopathy

Interventions

OTHER

Shi-style cervical manipulations

Shi-style cervical manipulation is a spinal manipulation for cervical radiculopathy.It is a kind of traditional chinese massage and can dredge the meridian.Patients are treated every day for 30 minutes.Seven times at one course and totally there are two courses.3 times a week, once the other day（except the weekends）,30 minutes, 2 weeks.

OTHER

Cervical Traction control

6kg to 10kg, 3 times a week, once the other day（except the weekends）,20 minutes, 2 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yongjun Wang, MD · Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-12-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2014-05-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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