Clinical trial NCT05749835: Effects of Thoracic Screw Manipulation in Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy
Official title: Effects of Thoracic Screw Manipulation in Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cervical Radiculopathy
Keywords: pain
thoracic manipulation
sustained natural epiphyseal glides
neck disability index
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-03-01
Enrollment: 44
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Cervical radiculopathy is a pain and/or sensorimotor deficit syndrome that is defined as being caused by compression of a cervical nerve root. The compression can occur as a result of disc herniation, Spondylosis, instability, trauma, or rarely, tumors.

Thoracic spine manipulation (TSM) is defined as a high-velocity/low amplitude movement or "thrust" directed at any segment of the thoracic spine. Recent research has shown that Thoracic Joint Manipulation directed to the thoracic spine provides a therapeutic benefit to patients with neck pain and has been suggested as an appropriate strategy to minimize the risks associated with manipulation of the cervical spine

Detailed description: Patient presentations can range from complaints of pain, numbness, and/or tingling in the upper extremity to electrical type pains or even weakness. Disc herniation accounts for 20-25% of the cases of cervical radiculopathy. Most of the time cervical radiculopathy appears unilaterally; however it is possible for bilateral symptoms to be present if severe bony spurs are present at one level, impinging/irritating the nerve root on both sides. If peripheral radiation of pain, weakness, or pins and needle are present, the location of the pain will follow back to the concerned affected nerve root Manual techniques include positional release technique, muscle energy technique, myofascial release technique, Cyriax technique, Natural Apophyseal Glides and Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides, manual pressure release, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and ischemic compression.

Thoracic spine manipulation (TSM) is defined as a high-velocity/low amplitude movement or "thrust" directed at any segment of the thoracic spine. Recent research has shown that Thoracic Joint Manipulation directed to the thoracic spine provides a therapeutic benefit to patients with neck pain and has been suggested as an appropriate strategy to minimize the risks associated with manipulation of the cervical spine

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients complaint from pain in the cervical spine and pain or paresthesia traveling from the neck into a specific region of the arm, forearm or hand
* Cervical Lateral flexion and rotation \<60 degree
* Positive scores on 3 of 4 clinical tests: Spurling's test, upper-limb neurodynamic test/median nerve bias, cervical distraction test, and cervical rotation toward the symptomatic side of less than 60°
* Hypomobility at T1- T5 thoracic vertebrae on springing test.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants with a history of vertebro-basilary artery insufficiency.
* Patient with history of cervical surgery or arthroplasty
* Patients with a positive history of trauma, fracture or surgery of the cervical
* spine
* Diagnosed cases of Torticollis, and scoliosis
* History of osteoporosis, Any heart disease

Primary outcomes:
measure: NPRS (Numeric Pain Rating Scale).
timeFrame: four weeks
measure: Inclinometer
timeFrame: four weeks
measure: (Neck Disability Index) Urdu
timeFrame: four weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Rawalpindi
country: Pakistan
facility: The Physiotherapy clinic Saidpur Road
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: maria Khalid, MSOMPT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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