Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Versus Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation o… (NCT07557511) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Versus Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Pain and Functional Outcome in Cervical Radiculopathy
50 participantsStarted 2026-04-30
Plain-language 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
Who can participate
Age range30 Years – 45 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* patients will be from both sexes, aged between (30 to 45) years
* patients will be diagnosed as cervical radiculopathy unilateral upper limb pain radiating in C5,6 and C6,7 in the lateral aspect of the arm, forearm and hand for at least 3 months sensory in nature. (Sharma et al., 2025).
* The Neck Disability Index (NDI) NDI more than 20%.
* body mass index (BMI) was (18.5 to 29.9) Kg/m2.
* Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) score \> 6 y
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with a history of injury to the cervical spine.
* Patients who underwent cervicothoracic spine surgery, motor manifestations , spinal canal stenosis, bilateral symptoms, upper motor neuron impairments.
* Use of steroids and pharmacological therapy.
* Any congenital anomaly like cervical rib.
* Pregnancy, oncological episodes.
* The presence of a pacemaker, cochlear implant.
* Epilepsy, psychotropic drug intake before admission, neurological disorders (such as stroke and plexopathies),