PNF With and Without Electrical Stimulation in Patients With Chronic Lumbar Radiculopathy

November 26, 2024 updated by: Riphah International University

Effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation With and Without Electrical Stimulation on Pain and Functional Disability in Patients With Chronic Lumbar Radiculopathy

Numerous researches have shown how PNF is been used to treat non specific low back pain, subacromial impingement, cervical radiculopathy and many others. In some studies different techniques like Mckenzie method, spinal mobilization and Mulligan traction other than PNF were being used to treat lumbar radiculopathy. According to researchers knowledge little literature available to see the effectiveness of PNF with electrical stimulation in patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy. Therefore, the purpose of the current study is to examine the effects of PNF with electrical stimulation in patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

48

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 Locations

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
      • Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan, 51310
        • Amin welfare and teaching hospital , Awan center

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • • Diagnosed cases of lumbar radiculopathy

    • Either one or both legs affected by radiating pain
    • Signs of nerve root compression like paresthesia, numbness, tingling, sharp pain
    • Impaired deep tendon reflex(knee jerk, ankle jerk)
    • Both male and female
    • Radiological evidence of lumbar spondylosis with radiculopathy
    • Age group between 40 to 70 years
    • Positive SLR test between 45° to 70°
    • All subjects with symptoms for duration of more than 6 weeks
    • Increase leg pain by coughing and sneezing

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Serious spinal conditions e.g infection, tumor, osteoporosis
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Severe cognitive impairment
  • Other neurological conditions and systemic illness like kidney and visceral diseases
  • Vertebral fracture and spondylolisthesis
  • Pregnant women
  • History of spinal surgery in previous 6 months
  • Clinical conditions such as oversensitive skin, patients with cardiac pacemakers where application of TENS is contraindicated

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: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: PNF with electrical stimulation
participants in this arm receive PNF with electrical stimulation to reduce pain and functional disability in patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy
Other: PNF with electrical stimulation

Group A receive PNF including combination of isotonic and rhythmic stabilization on trunk with electrical stimulation Participants perform three sets10 repetitions at maximal resistance The resting interval of 30 seconds and 60 seconds will be provided after the completion of 10 repetitions for each pattern and between sets respectively.

In total all PNF exercise will be held for 30 to 45 minutes. 'BURST' TENS (acupuncture-like TENS), characterized by discontinuous stimulation at low frequencies (1-4 Hz), with wave durations of 100-400 ms and high intensities, inducing weak muscle twitches for 10 minutes.
Experimental: PNF without electrical stimulation
participants in this arm receive PNF without electrical stimulation to reduce pain and functional disability in patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy
Other: PNF without electrical stimulation

Group B receive PNF including combination of isotonic and rhythmic stabilization on trunk without electrical stimulation. Participants perform three sets of 10 repetitions at maximal resistance will be provided by the same physiotherapist.

The resting interval of 30 seconds and 60 seconds will be provided after the completion of 10 repetitions for each pattern and between sets respectively.

In total all PNF exercise will be held for 30 to 45 minutes.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
pain numeric rating scale
Time Frame: 6th week
The pain numeric rating scale is a segmented numeric version of visual analog scale in which a respondent selects a whole number 0 to 10 that reflects the intensity of pain. The 11 point numeric scale ranges from 0 representing no pain and 10 representing extreme pain. Higher scores indicating greater pain intensity. e.g. as bad as you can imagine or worst pain. NPRS takes less than 1 minute to complete and easy to administer and score.
6th week
Modified Oswestry disability index
Time Frame: 6th week
MODI also known as the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire, as a very crucial instrument to assess a patient's functional disability over the long term. MODI is a patient completed questionnaire included 10 sections of questions. This tool is effective for persistent severe disability. The MODI domains are the following: pain intensity, personal care, lifting, walking, sitting, standing, sleeping, social life, travelling and employment/home making. Each section has six statements that are scored from 0 means minimum degree of difficulties in that activity to 5 means maximum degree of difficulty.
6th week

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Riphah International University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Arnab Altaf, PP DPT, Riphah International University Lahore

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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)

February 2, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 15, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

October 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 25, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 26, 2024

First Posted (Estimated)

November 27, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

November 27, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 26, 2024

Last Verified

November 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REC/24/0214 Azka Yaseen

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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