Manual Therapy, Exercise and Traction for Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy: A RCT

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cervical Radiculopathy

Treatments: Other: Traction; Other: Sham Traction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00695006

5388642

Details and patient eligibility

About

To date, optimal strategies for the management of patients with Cervical Radiculopathy (CR) remain elusive. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of manual therapy, exercise, and cervical traction to manual therapy, exercise, and sham traction on pain, function and disability in patients with CR.

Enrollment: 81 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 3 of 4 positive on CPR, 18-70yrs

Exclusion criteria

• history of previous cervical or thoracic spine surgery
• bilateral upper extremity symptoms
• signs or symptoms of UMN disease
• medical "red flags"(tumor, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, prolonged steroid use)
• cervical spine injections (steroidal) in the past two weeks
• current use of steroidal medication prescribed for their radiculopathy symptoms

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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81 participants in 2 patient groups

II

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Sham Traction

Treatment:

Other: Sham Traction

I

Active Comparator group

Description:

Traction

Treatment:

Other: Traction