NCT06457529

The Effect of Dry Needling and Prolotherapy on Pain, Function, and Quality of Life in Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy.

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Superior University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Cervical radiculopathy is characterized by neurological dysfunction caused by compression and inflammation of the spinal nerves or nerve roots of the cervical spine. Rolotherapy is a regenerative therapeutic method that consists of injecting irritant solutions into the injured areas.

Detailed description

Hyperosmolar dextrose is the most common agent. Administering proliferant substances can accelerate the tissue healing process by inducing cellular rupture and inflammatory response, leading to collagen deposition, cellular growth factor production, and regeneration. Dry needling used to relieve trigger point release in deep and superficial muscles. Both treatment interventions will apply to cervical radiculopathy patients to measure the effectiveness of treatment.

Conditions

• Cervical Radiculopathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	conventional treatment with Prolotherapy	Group A got prolotherapy along with conven¬tional treatment, which includes ultrasonic therapy for 10 minutes. The intensity will be 3MHz at 1.0 watts/cm2. Prolotherapy is an injection treatment used to relieve pain. Your healthcare provider will inject a small amount of an irritant into your body. Dextrose (sugar) solution is the most commonly injected irritant. Proponents of prolotherapy claim it relieves pain by jumpstarting your body's natural healing abilities.
OTHER	Dry Needling and conventional treatment	Group B Subjects in Group B will get Dry Needling along with conventional treatment, which includes ultrasonic therapy for 10 minutes. The intensity will be 3MHz at 1.0 watts/cm2. Trigger-point dry needling is an invasive procedure where a fine needle or acupuncture needle is inserted into the skin and muscle

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-01
• Primary completion: 2024-05-01
• Completion: 2024-09-30
• First posted: 2024-06-13
• Last updated: 2024-06-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan