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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Versus Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Pain and Functional Outcome in Cervical Radiculopathy
Sponsor: Cairo University
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
Conditions
Interventions
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
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