Stroking Versus Ergon Technique in Pregnant Women

NCT05665413 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: REC/22/0542 Sadaf Anjum
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study will focus on non-invasive management options for radiculopathy and functional activity in 3rd trimester women due to lateral cutaneous femoral nerve study. The findings of this study will help future clinicians to develop management plans for these patients that can include non-invasive and non-pharmacological treatment options like Ergon Technique and Stroking based on their effectiveness. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is formed by posterior divisions of the anterior rami of spinal nerves to enter the iliac fossa. It continues into the anterolateral thigh by passing either below or through the inguinal ligament, emerging anterior to the Sartorius muscle L2 and L3 In the thigh, it gives rise to two branches, The anterior branch supplies the skin of the anterolateral thigh to the knee and the posterior branch innervates the skin of the lateral aspect of the greater trochanter to the mid-thigh region. It can be compressed due to swelling, trauma or pressure in the surrounding areas. Common causes may include: Tight clothing, obesity or weight gain, and pregnancy. Symptoms may include anterior and lateral thigh burning, tingling, and numbness. It will be a randomized clinical trial aimed to find the comparative effects of stroking and ergon technique on radiculopathy and functional activity in pregnant women. Women who meet the inclusion criteria that is they show positive femoral traction test, two point discrimination, light touch and pin prick maneuver will be recruited from Surya Azeem Hospital and Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Two groups will be formed 13 patients will be allocated in each group. Before applying the techniques pre treatment reading will taken after that Hot Pack and TENS will be applied as a baseline treatment to both groups while Ergon technique will be applied to group A while stroking will be applied to the patients of group B. Two sessions per week will be given for 8 weeks. After that post treatment reading will be taken on 8th week. Data will be analyzed by using SPSS for windows version 25

Conditions

Lateral Cutaneous Nerve of Thigh Lesion

Keywords

numbness; thigh; pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Pain DETECT questionnaire PDQ

  painDETECT (PDQ) is a symptom-based assessment tool. It is a nine-item questionnaire that consists of seven sensory symptom items for pain that are graded from 0= never to 5= strongly, one temporal item on pain-course pattern graded -1 to +1, and one spatial item on pain radiation graded 0 for no radiation or +2 for radiating pain. Total scoring is 35.

  8th week

• The Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS)

  The Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) is a questionnaire containing 20 questions about a person's ability to perform everyday tasks. The LEFS can be used by clinicians as a measure of patients' initial function, ongoing progress and outcome, as well as to set functional goals.Total scoring is 80.

  8th week

Study Arms (2)

strocking technique

EXPERIMENTAL

Device: TENS

ergon technique

EXPERIMENTAL

Device: TENS

Interventions

TENS DEVICE

strocking technique, HOT PACK and Ergon instrument

Also known as: HOT PACK, Ergon instrument, strocking technique

ergon technique; strocking technique

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 40 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: only pregnant women
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Pregnant ladies during 3rd trimester.
• Pregnant ladies of age between 30 to 40 years.
• Primigravida and Multigravida ladies.

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnant ladies with any previous hip fracture.
• Women with high risk pregnancy.
• Any previous history of disc herniation.
• Patients with lumbar radiculopathy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Surya Azeem Hospital

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypesthesia; Pain

Interventions

Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Somatosensory Disorders; Sensation Disorders; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Electric Stimulation Therapy; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation; Analgesia; Anesthesia and Analgesia

Study Officials

• fatima tariq, TDPT

  Riphah International University

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Sadaf Anjum, MS-WHPT

CONTACT

03404676735; sadaf.anjum10@yahoo.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 17, 2022
• First Posted: December 27, 2022
• Study Start: December 24, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2023
• Study Completion: February 1, 2023
• Last Updated: December 27, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)