NCT06154993

Comparison of Static and Dynamic Opening With Neural Sliding in Cervical Radiculopathy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to determine the effects of static and dynamic opening with neural sliding in patients with cervical radiculopathy for reducing pain, enhancing cervical range of motion and improve functional status.

Detailed description

Static opener is a neurodynamic technique for cervical radiculopathy for reducing pressure on the nervous system that causes intervertebral foramina to remain in the open position for a certain period. This enables blood flow to return to neural tissue so that oxygenation is improved, along with slider mobilization will reduce symptoms and give better healing to the inflamed nerve. when the intervertebral foramina remain open for a considerable amount of time axoplasmic flow is reestablished, oxygenation is improved, increases blood flow along with venous return and nerve gets more nutrients and all the inflammatory exudate is taken off resulting for early improvement. Dynamic opener is a neurodynamic technique in opening direction to repetitively open and close the intervertebral foramina and produces oscillatory movements that cause pumping effect on the nerve and help to drain edema due to inflammation and help reduce pain and increase the range also.

Conditions

• Cervical
• Cervical Radiculopathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	static opening with slider+ Conventional PT	Patient supine Maintaining neck flexion + contralateral flexion and rotation and applying median nerve slider mobilization while maintaining the neck static in mentioned position. Frequency: 3 sets of 10 reps with 5 sec hold for 3 times/week for 4 weeks Conventional PT includes hot pack for 10 mins and cervical isometrics. Frequency: 3 sets of 10 reps with 5 sec hold for 3 times/week for 4 weeks. Duration: 30-40 mins
OTHER	dynamic opener with slider + Conventional PT	Patient supine Neck flexion + contralateral flexion and rotation. And sliding the median nerve along with neck movement from contralateral flexion+rotation to neutal position in repetitive manner, by releasing tension from median nerve when bringing neck in neutral to ease tension from affected side. Conventional PT includes hot pack for 10 mins and cervical isometrics. Frequency: 3 sets of 10 reps with 5 sec hold for 3 times/week for 4 weeks. Duration: 30-40 mins

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-03
• Primary completion: 2023-12-01
• Completion: 2024-02-01
• First posted: 2023-12-04
• Last updated: 2025-04-29

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Pakistan