Slump Lateral Bending Test Diagnostic Accuracy in Lumbar Radicular Pain

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Conditions studied: Peripheral Neurogenic Pain

In brief

This observational diagnostic accuracy study will evaluate the ability of the Slump Lateral Bending Test to identify patients with suspected peripheral neurogenic pain or neural mechanosensitivity. Adult participants will be assessed using clinical examination procedures, including the Slump Lateral Bending Test and other neurological and neurodynamic findings. Thes study aims to determine whether this test may help clinicians recognize patients in whom peripheral nerve involvement contributes to symptoms. The results may support clinical reasoning in physiotherapy and improve the assessment o patients with suspected neurogenic pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07662421

Run by

Fisiopoint Parma Physiotherapy

People needed

280

Starts

2026-06-15

Expected to finish

2029-06-15

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults aged 18 years or older.
• Patients with suspected peripheral neurogenic pain or neural mechanosensitivity.
• Presence of symptoms potentially related to peripheral nerve involvement, such as:
• pain;
• paresthesia;
• dysesthesia;
• symptoms modified by neurodynamic positioning.
• Ability to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent.
• Ability to undergo the clinical, neurological, and neurodynamic assessment procedures required by the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Age under 18 years.
• Inability to provide informed consent.
• Presence of severe neurological disease or central nervous system disorder that may interfere with clinical assessment.
• Previous major surgery or trauma affecting the assessed body region, if it may compromise interpretation of the clinical tests.
• Acute inflammatory, infectious, or systemic disease that may explain the symptoms or contraindicate clinical testing.
• Severe pain or clinical condition preventing safe execution of the Slump Lateral Bending Test or other neurodynamic tests.
• Pregnancy, if neurodynamic testing is considered inappropriate or not clinically indicated.
• Inability to understand instructions or complete the assessment procedures.

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