CompletedNot Applicable

THORACIC MANIPULATION and COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME

Egypt30 participantsStarted 2018-07-29

Plain-language summary

To compare the effect of combined thoracic manipulation (TM) and traditional physical therapy treatment (TPT) versus TPT treatment alone on pain severity at rest and functional disability in patients with type 1 complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS I) post-upper limb trauma.

Who can participate

Age range40 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Thirty patients were diagnosed according to International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) criteria with CRPS I (10 to 18 weeks duration of illness) from both genders and referred from orthopedists post fractures in different upper limb regions (such as shoulder region e.g. clavicle and proximal humerus, elbow region e.g. distal humerus, proximal radius and ulna, and wrist region e.g. distal radius, ulna, and carpal bones), their age was between 40 and 60 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who had a stroke, any history of autoimmune or peripheral vascular diseases, diabetes, T4 syndrome, as well as patients, received physical therapy program before

What they're measuring

analog scale (VAS)

Timeframe: during 1 day

functional disability using disability of arm, shoulder, and hand questionnaire (DASH).

Timeframe: 1 week

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04769128

SponsorSouth Valley University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-04-01

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