CompletedNot Applicable

Westeinde Brachialgia Study

Netherlands240 participantsStarted 2003-08

Plain-language summary

The Westeinde Brachialgia Study (WEB) is a randomized controlled trial to establish the effect of cervical collar or physiotherapy compared to a wait-and-see policy in patients with acute cervical radiculopathy.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Cervical radiculopathy defined by neck pain irradiating to one arm with at least one of the following: provocation by neck movements or sensory changes in one or more adjacent dermatomes or diminished deep tendon reflexes in the affected arm; or muscle weakness in one or more adjacent myotomes. Exclusion Criteria: * Arm pain existing longer than one month * Clinical signs of spinal cord compression * Previously treated with physiotherapy or a cervical collar

What they're measuring

pain and disability at 3 and 6 weeks and at 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00129714

SponsorMedical Center Haaglanden

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2007-04

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