Deep heat treatment may help neck patients regain balance
NCT ID NCT07289607
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether TECAR therapy, a deep heat treatment using radiofrequency, can improve proprioception (body awareness) in people with cervical radiculopathy. Eighty adults aged 30-40 with confirmed nerve root compression will be randomly assigned to real or sham TECAR. The goal is to see if this therapy can help restore balance and movement control often impaired by the condition.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- TECAR therapy (radiofrequency-based deep thermotherapy device)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to improve balance and body awareness in people with cervical radiculopathy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no phase designation. The sham control may not fully blind participants, and the therapy's effect on proprioception is unproven.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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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- Ages
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30 to 45 years
- 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: * • Diagnosed cervical radiculopathy confirmed by clinical and radiological findings * Age 30-40 years * Pain duration \> 4 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * • Cervical fracture or surgery * Vestibular disorders * Rheumatologic or neurological diseases * Cognitive impairment or pregnancy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Private Clinic
Al Mansurah, 35511, Egypt
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