Prediction of Cervical Radiculopathy Success With PNF and Mobilization

Identifying Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy Responding to Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Exercises Combined With Passive Cervical Mobilization: Clinical Prediction Rule

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06040047

Enrollment

Registered

2023-09-15

Start date

2023-09-01

Completion date

2023-12-30

Last updated

2023-09-15

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Conditions

Cervical Radiculopathy

Brief summary

The goal of this predictive interventional study is todetrmine clinical predictors for success with combined proprioceptive neuromusclualr faciitaion (PNF) and passive mobilization ain patients with cervical radiculopathy (CR).

Detailed description

This study will answer the question, what are the factors affecting success with PNF and mobilization for patients with CR? No control group. The goal of this new study is to see the effect of age, duration of symptoms, forward posture angle and neck disability index response to passive mobilization combined with the PNF technique

Interventions

OTHERProprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

Contract relax technique for each neck motion for three repetitions.

OTHERPassive mobilization

To restore normal joint play, postero-anterior passive joint mobilization of cervical spine segments and cervicothoracic junction in limited motion will be applied.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

40 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Participants with cervical radiculopathy. * Age ranges between 40 and 60 years old. * Minimum score (3 out of 10-point) on a visual analog scale (VAS) * Orthopedic clinical confirmation reveals a history of neck pain.

Exclusion criteria

* Whiplash injury. * Previous Cervical surgery. * Pain less than three months. * Mechanical and non-specific neck pain. * Pregnancy. * Bilateral arm pain. * Inflammatory arthritides. * Osteoporosis. * Symptoms of vertebrobasilar insufficiency.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Cervical pain	6 weeks	Score on numeric pain rating scale (points)
Cervical disability	6 weeks	Disability will be measured with Northwick Park neck pain Questionnaire.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Cervical proprioception	6 weeks	Cervical joint position error will be measured with laser pointer.

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary ContactElMelhat, PhD

ahmedelmelhat@pt.cu.edu.eg01112595022

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026