Effect of Thoracic Mobilization on Lumbar Radiculopathy

NCT ID: NCT06167044

Last Updated: 2023-12-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-07-19

Study Completion Date

2024-02-29

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study will be to:

* To investigate the effect of thoracic mobilization on back and leg pain in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy.
* To investigate the effect of thoracic mobilization on functional disability in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy.
* To investigate the effect of thoracic mobilization on proprioception in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy.

Detailed Description

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To investigate the effect of thoracic mobilization on back and leg pain, functional disability and proprioception in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy.

1-Thirty four patients of both sexes with unilateral chronic lumbar radiculopathy at L4-L5 or/ and L5-S1 levels will participate in this study. The patients will be diagnosed as having lumbar radiculopathy based on careful clinical examination by neurologist . The diagnosis will be confirmed by CT scan or MRI.

Patients will be recruited from the outpatient clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University and private clinics. Patients in this study will be randomly divided into two groups.

* Group (I) which will include 17 patients who will receive manual mobilization exercises in addition to selected physical therapy .
* Group (II) which will include 17 patients who will receive selected physical therapy.

The treatment will conducted 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks.

Conditions

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Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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thoracic mobilization group

which will include 17 patients who will receive thoracic manual mobilization exercises in addition to selected physical therapy .The treatment will conducted for 45 minutes, 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

thoracic mobilization

Intervention Type OTHER

Thoracic mobilization will be performed for the thoracic spine mobilization group, thoracic mobilization therapy will be performed for five minutes.

control group

which will include 17 patients who will receive selected physical therapy.The treatment will conducted for 45 minutes, 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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thoracic mobilization

Thoracic mobilization will be performed for the thoracic spine mobilization group, thoracic mobilization therapy will be performed for five minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with unilateral chronic lumbosacral radiculopathy at L4- L5 or / and L5-S1 levels confirmed by MRI.
2. The age of patients will be ranged from 30 to 45 years.
3. Duration of pain will be more than 12 weeks.
4. Patients with a positive straight leg raising (SLR) test.
5. Patients with sufficient cognitive abilities that enables them to understand and follow instructions .
6. Patients had to report an average pain level of more than five on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and a lumbar spine range of motion (ROM) of at least 50% of the accepted normal range.
7. Patients with body mass index\< 30kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

1. Cauda equina syndrome.
2. Ankylosing spondylitis, thoracic deformities (pectus carinatum, excavatum), spina bifida, fractures, postoperative spinal conditions, diabetes, inflammatory processes.
3. Previous inner ear infection or vestibular disorder with unresolved balance disturbance, history of head trauma with residual neurological deficits.
4. Spinal tumor.
5. Previous lumbar surgery.
6. Sever musculoskeletal disease.
7. Peripheral mononeuropathies or polyneuropathy.
8. Obesity .
9. Pregnancy.
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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aya abd elmohsen salah eldeen

aya abd elmohsen salah eldeen

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Nagwa Ibrahim Rehab, Assistant Professor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

physical therapy for neuromuscular disorder and its surgery

Ebtesam Mohamed Fahmy, Professor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

faculty of medicine

HOSSAM MOHAMMED MOHAMMED, Lecturer

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

physical therapy for neuromuscular disorder and its surgery

Locations

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Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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aya abd elmohsen, Bachelor's

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 01122935258

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

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thoracic mobilization in LR

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id