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Sciatic Nerve Stiffness Using Two-Sequences of Lower Limb Neurodynamic Testing: A Shear Wave Elastography Study

NCT07136441 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-09-11

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Summary

The purposes of the study are:

1. To measure differences in Sciatic nerve (SN) stiffness using shear-wave elastography (SWE) during two movement sequences of the lower limb neurodynamic test (LLNT) in low back pain with sciatica.
2. To measure differences in Sciatic nerve stiffness using shear-wave elastography during two movement sequences of the lower limb neurodynamic test in control group.
3. To compare difference in Sciatic nerve stiffness using shear-wave elastography during two movement sequences of the lower limb neurodynamic test between low back pain patients with sciatica and control group.

Conditions

  • Sciatic Nerve

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Lower Limb Neurodynamic Test (LLNT) with Shear Wave Elastography

Participants underwent sciatic nerve stiffness assessment using shear wave elastography during two distinct sequences of the lower limb neurodynamic test. Each participant received: Proximal-to-distal sequence: Starting with hip flexion, followed by knee extension, then ankle dorsiflexion with toe extension. Distal-to-proximal sequence: Starting with ankle dorsiflexion and toe extension, followed by knee extension, then hip flexion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eman Ahmed Abd Elmoez, PhD · Professor, Cairo university

  • Najlaa Fathi Ewais, PhD · Assistant Professor, Cairo university

  • Ebtisam Abdelkareem Ali, PhD · Lecturer, Cairo university

  • Hatem Mohamed El-Azizi, PhD · Professor, Cairo university

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-15
Primary Completion
2026-02-15
Completion
2026-02-28

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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