Treating the lower back to ease a pinched nerve in the neck
NCT ID NCT07831070
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Cervical radiculopathy happens when a nerve in the neck is compressed, causing pain, numbness, and weakness in the arm. Researchers are testing whether adding manual therapy to the lower back and sacroiliac joints makes neck-focused manual therapy work better. Adults aged 18 to 55 with a confirmed diagnosis receive either neck-only manual therapy or the extended regional approach. The team measures changes in pain, neck disability, cervical range of motion, and sacroiliac joint findings.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- manual therapy combining cervical mobilization with lumbar and sacroiliac joint mobilization
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give physical therapists a clearer reason to treat the lower back and pelvis alongside the neck when helping people with cervical radiculopathy.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small, with 42 participants, and manual therapy results can vary by clinician and patient. Any added benefit from treating the lower back may turn out to be modest or not hold up in larger studies.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria:The diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy was established by a specialist neurosurgeon based on clinical examination and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. Individuals aged 18-55 years with a confirmed diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy and who were considered clinically appropriate for manual therapy were screened for eligibility - Exclusion Criteria:criteria were previous cervical spine surgery; rheumatologic, vestibular, neurological, or cardiopulmonary disorders that could interfere with assessment or treatment; limb-length discrepancy; scoliosis; a history of fracture involving the spine, sacroiliac joint (SIJ), or lower extremities; mechanical low back pain; receipt of exercise-based treatment or physical therapy within the preceding 6 months; and pregnancy \-
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fenerbahce University
Ataşehir, Istanbul, 34758, Turkey (Türkiye)
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