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Comparison of Two Physiotherapy Treatments for Neck Pain and Restricted Neck Movement

EFFECT OF SPINAL MOBILIZATION WITH ARM MOVEMENT VERSUS DYNAMIC CUPPING THERAPY ON PAIN INTENSITY AND RANGE OF MOTION IN CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/03/105660
Enrollment
36
Registered
2026-03-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: G568- Other specified mononeuropathies of upper limb

Interventions

Intervention1: Dynamic cupping therapy technique: Dynamic cupping therapy is used in this study as a manual treatment to reduce pain and improve neck mobility in individuals with cervical radiculopath

Sponsors

KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All genders diagnosed with cervical radiculopathy between the age group of thirty to fifty years Clinical features including neck pain radiating to the arm Either Positive Spurling test or cervical distraction test and positive upper limb tension test

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of recent cervical trauma fracture dislocation or surgery Systemic or inflammatory conditions example rheumatoid arthritis ankylosing spondylitis Skin infections, open wounds, or contraindications to cupping therapy bleeding disorders anticoagulant use varicose veins Cervical myelopathy or Systemic neuropathies diabetic neuropathy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Visual analogue scale cervical range of motion using universal goniometer neck disability indexTimepoint: pre assessment of all the outcome measures will be done prior to the commencement of the intervention and post assessment after the completion of four weeks of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShivam Urankar

KAHER Institute of Physiotherapy

apeksha_hugund@klekipt.edu.in8310725829

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026