Simple neck exercises could ease pain from pinched nerves
NCT ID NCT07429981
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding nerve gliding exercises to standard rehab can reduce pain and improve neck movement, grip strength, and quality of life in people with cervical radiculopathy (a pinched nerve in the neck). The trial plans to enroll 28 adults with disc bulges at specific neck levels. It has not started recruiting yet.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nerve gliding exercises (neuromobilization)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug exercise approach to ease pain and improve neck function for people with cervical radiculopathy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage trial (28 people) that hasn't started yet. Results may not apply to everyone, and the exercises might not provide significant benefit over standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Have been diagnosed with cervical radiculopathy by a specialist physician * Have disc herniation at the C5-C6, C6-C7 or C7-T1 level according to imaging (magnetic resonance imaging, MRI) findings (in the bulging or protrusion stage) * Have unilateral nerve root involvement Exclusion Criteria: * Predominance of primary peripheral entrapment neuropathy (carpal/cubital/radial tunnel, etc.) * Multiple nerve root involvement * Progressive neurological deficit * History of trauma or surgery to the cervical and upper extremity region * Systemic disease contraindicating exercise * Pregnancy * Manual therapy, injection, or regular physiotherapy applied to the cervical region within the last 3 months * Cognitive/psychiatric condition preventing compliance with the assessment protocol
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zonguldak Ataturk State Hospital
Zonguldak, Turkey (Türkiye)
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