Different Dosage of Decompression Therapy on Symptoms of Lumbar Radiculopathy

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lumbar Radiculopathy

Treatments: Other: Decompression with 40%; Other: Decompression with 50%; Other: Decompression with 30%

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04852900

REC/00856 Iqra Hamid

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will provide evidence about how much dose of decompression more effective for the treatment of lumbar radiculopathy. As this hypothesis has no evidence about the dosage of decompression in literature till now.

Full description

Decompression therapy differs from traction-based therapy in that the traction applied to the spine in decompression therapy is typically alternated between lower and higher levels of tension for predetermined periods of time. In either therapy, spinal tension is maintained for the period's typically extending 30-minutes or longer. This study will provide evidence about how much dose of decompression more effective for the treatment of lumbar radiculopathy. As this hypothesis has no evidence about the dosage of decompression in literature till now.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Both Genders
• Age between 30 to 50 years
• Unilateral Radiculopathy
• Limited SLR (Less than 60 degree)
• Pain on Numeric Pain Rating Scale < 7
• BMI ≤ 30

Exclusion criteria

• Severe paraspinal Muscle Spasm
• Acute prolapse intervertebral disc
• Bilateral Positive SLR
• Osteoporotic
• H/O Spinal Fracture

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

Decompression with 30%

Experimental group

Description:

Decompression with 30% and mobilization

Treatment:

Other: Decompression with 30%

Decompression with 40%

Experimental group

Description:

Decompression with 40% and mobilization

Treatment:

Other: Decompression with 40%

Decompression with 50%

Experimental group

Description:

Decompression with 50% and mobilization

Treatment:

Other: Decompression with 50%