NCT03636009

Concurrent Treatment for Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy

The Concurrent Use of Intermittent Cervical Traction and Neuromobilization Techniques in Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Indianapolis · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of two treatment interventions in patients with cervical radiculopathy. One group will receive a concurrent approach using traction and neuromobilizations. The other group will receive the sequential approach of traction and neuromobilizations

Detailed description

Physical therapists routinely use cervical traction and manual therapy in patients with cervical radiculopathy. The standard of care is a sequential approach in which the patients receive interventions successively. This study will provide the standard of care approach for one group while the other group receives the concurrent approach in which the patient will have neuromobilizations while they are receiving mechanical traction. Both groups will also receive exercise and manual therapy to the cervical and thoracic spine.

Conditions

• Spinal Nerve Root Disorder Nos

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	concurrent traction and neuromobilization technique	participant will be on a mechanical traction machine with an on:off cycle. During the on cycle, the primary researcher will be performing a neuromobilization technique on the symptomatic arm. Patients will also receive exercise and manual therapy
OTHER	sequential traction and neuromobilization technique	Participants will receive neuromobilzation techniques followed by supine cervical traction
OTHER	active exercise program	Participants will have 4-5 exercises to perform at each session
OTHER	manual therapy to cervical and thoracic spine	Lateral glides to cervical spine and thoracic manipulations

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-01
• Primary completion: 2019-07-31
• Completion: 2019-09-30
• First posted: 2018-08-17
• Last updated: 2018-10-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States