Thoracic Manipulation in Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy

Spine and Sport, Georgia

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cervical Radiculopathy

Treatments: Procedure: Thrust Manipulation - Thoracic Spine; Procedure: Sham Manipulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01495728

jacki2006

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hypothesis: The group of Cervical Radiculopathy patients receiving thoracic thrust manipulation will demonstrate immediate and short term significant clinically important changes in outcomes when compared to the sham manipulation group.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-65 yrs
• 3 out 4 Items positive of Clinical Prediction Rule for Cervical Radiculopathy

Exclusion criteria

• history of previous cervical or thoracic spine surgery
• bilateral upper-extremity symptoms, signs or symptoms of upper motor neuron disease,
• medical "red flags" (e.g., tumor, fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, and prolonged steroid use).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Thrust Manipulation -Thoracic Spine

Experimental group

Description:

Mid and Upper Thoracic Spine

Treatment:

Procedure: Thrust Manipulation - Thoracic Spine

Sham Manipulation

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Mid and Upper Thoracic Spine

Treatment:

Procedure: Sham Manipulation