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

Superior University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Cervical Radiculopathy

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: conventional treatment with Prolotherapy; Other: Dry Needling and conventional treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06457529

MSRSW/Batch-Fall22/721

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age group between 20-50 years
• Both male and female
• Unilateral pain starting in the cervical spine and radiating to the upper limb.
• Pain aggravated by upper limb movement
• Restricted range of motion of arm

Exclusion criteria

• History of Spinal infection
• Spinal Cord Injury
• History of Vertebral tumor and factures
• History of cervical or intracranial surgery
• History of Radiating pain to bilateral upper limb.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

conventional treatment with Prolotherapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: conventional treatment with Prolotherapy

Dry Needling and conventional treatment

Other group

Treatment:

Other: Dry Needling and conventional treatment