Could moving the wrong arm ease nerve pain? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07248943
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a gentle, hands-on movement technique applied to the non-painful side can reduce pain and disability in people with cervical radiculopathy (nerve pain in the neck and arm). It includes 40 adults who will receive a single session of this technique. The goal is to see if this approach works for those who cannot tolerate direct treatment of their painful arm.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Contralateral neural tissue mobilization (a gentle, hands-on movement technique applied to the non-painful side)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a pain-relief option for people with cervical radiculopathy who cannot tolerate direct treatment of their painful arm.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early exploratory study with only 40 participants and no control group. Results may not apply to everyone, and the effect may be small or temporary.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Age 18 years or older Presence of unilateral upper-extremity pain in a dermatomal distribution consistent with cervical radiculopathy (with or without neck pain) * Able to read and understand English * Willing and able to provide written informed consent * New patient to the clinic or established patient who meets inclusion criteria and has not previously received neural tissue mobilization as part of treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Bilateral upper-extremity pain * Upper-extremity pain that is non-dermatomal in distribution * Presence of contraindications or precautions preventing use of the contralateral limb for neural tissue mobilization (e.g., injury, allodynia, recent surgery, postsurgical complications) * Not willing to participate in the study
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