Effect of Rotatory Upper Cervical Manipulation on Reflex Cervical Vertigo

August 4, 2021 updated by: Ramy Salama Draz, Cairo University

Effect of Rotatory Upper Cervical Manipulation on Reflex Cervical Vertigo in Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain Patients

Cervical reflex vertigo is a non-common cause of vertigo, caused by decreased afferent input from the upper three cervical segments to vestibular nuclei.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Cairo, Egypt
        • Recruiting
        • Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 60 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • cervical pain
  • vertigo

Exclusion Criteria:

  • severe osteoporosis
  • blood circulation problem

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: traditional physical therapy program
Procedure: upper cervical manipulation
rotatory upper cervical manipulation to both sides. The treatment program was conducted for twelve sessions (three sessions per week). Assessment procedures were performed before and after treatment through visual analogue scale (VAS)
Experimental: rotatory upper cervical manipulation to both sides
Procedure: upper cervical manipulation
rotatory upper cervical manipulation to both sides. The treatment program was conducted for twelve sessions (three sessions per week). Assessment procedures were performed before and after treatment through visual analogue scale (VAS)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
pain intensity seems to be improved
Time Frame: 3 monthes
Assessment procedures were performed before and after treatment through visual analogue scale (VAS)
3 monthes
vertigo seems to be significantly improved
Time Frame: 3 monthes
Dix-Hallpike test was used to asses the vertigo degree and improvement within and after the treatment programme
3 monthes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cairo University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Abdelaziz Elsherif, lecturer, lecturer at faculty of physiotherapy, Cairo university
  • Study Director: Amr Hassan, professor, Professor at faculty of medicine

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 15, 2021

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 26, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 4, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

August 12, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 12, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 4, 2021

Last Verified

August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • P.T.REC/012/002663

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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