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

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cervical Radiculopathy

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00695006

Run by

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

People needed

81

Starts

2006-09-01

Expected to finish

2008-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-06-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 3 of 4 positive on CPR, 18-70yrs

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Advance Rehab at Fredericksburg Orthopaedics — Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

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