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Stretching Versus Traction in Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy.

NCT03888573 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2019-03-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the effects of traction decompression and neck muscle stretching on the magnitude of Flexor Carpi Radialis H-Reflex(HR), Neck Disability Index (NDI), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain scores in patients with cervical radiculopathy.

Conditions

  • Cervical Radiculopathy

Interventions

OTHER

Stretching protocol

Patients within Stretch Group will receive stretching protocols to the cervical musculature at the side of symptoms. Traction Group will be treated with traction from 15-degree flexion, 30-degree lateral bending, and 15-degree rotation toward the painful side.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Samiha Hafez Hassan, Prof. · Professor of Physical Therapy for Neurology, Department of Physical Therapy for Neuromuscular Disorder and its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University.

  • Salam Mohamed Elhafez, Prof. · Professor and Head of Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-04-01
Primary Completion
2019-08-01
Completion
2019-09-01

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