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NCT07557511
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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Versus Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Pain and Functional Outcome in Cervical Radiculopathy

Sponsor: Cairo University

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Summary

this study will be conducted to compare between transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on pain and functional outcome in cervical radiculopathy

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

30 Years - 45 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

50

Start Date

2026-04-30

Completion Date

2026-08-01

Last Updated

2026-04-29

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

OTHER

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

patients will receive TENS to relieve peripheral radiating pain, with high frequency (80 Hz), low intensity (as per the patient's comfort but will not be painful and not elicit the muscle contraction) and a pulse width of 150 µs of asymmetrical biphasic rectangular waveforms, will be used for 20 min+ cinventional therapy in the form of Moist Heat followed by cervical traction in a seated position manually followed by nerve glides and Chin Tuck exercises

OTHER

repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Participants will be seated in an rTMS chair with a head and armrest. The resting motor threshold (rTMS) will be defined using visual observation of muscle twitch , For this method, rTMS Applied at Primary Motor Cortex (M1): The stimulation is applied over the M1 region contralateral to the side of pain. Frequency: High-frequency rTMS, typically at 10 Hz, is employed to enhance cortical excitability. the patient's hand will be placed on the armrest and rMT will be set as the lowest setting at which ≥10 of 20 stimuli resulted in any observable contraction of the right thumb (abductor pollicis brevis \[ABP\]muscles). The rTMS system was set on 10 Hz frequency (90% rMT), (900 pulses \[45 trials\] were delivered to the right motor cortex \[position C4\] or 900 pulses \[45 trials\] were delivered to the left motor cortex \[position C3\]), and 20-minute duration (each trial includes 20 pulses in 2 seconds and 8 seconds.plus conventional therapy