Effect of Trans-spinal Electromagnetic Neuromodulation in Treatment of Patients With Discogenic Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

NCT07743424 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/006467
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Purposes of the study To investigate the effect of adding Trans-spinal Electromagnetic Neuromodulation to conventional physical therapy in patients with Discogenic Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

Conditions

Lumbar Radiculopathy; Discogenic Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Pain

  Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)

  Change from Baseline pain at 6 weeks

• Disability

  Oswestry disability index

  Change from Baseline disability at 6 weeks

• Straight leg raise test

  Straight leg raise test

  Change from Baseline straight leg raise test at 6 weeks

• H-reflex side-to-side amplitude (H/H) ratio

  by EMG unit

  Change from Baseline H-reflex side-to-side amplitude (H/H) ratio at 6 weeks

• Sensory tactile threshold

  by EMG unit

  Change from Baseline Sensory tactile threshold at 6 weeks

• Motor evoked potential

  by EMG unit

  Change from Baseline motor evoked potential at 6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Trans-spinal Electromagnetic Neuromodulation + Conventional physical therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients in this group will receive Trans-spinal Electromagnetic Neuromodulation + Conventional physical therapy

Other: Trans-spinal Electromagnetic Neuromodulation; Other: Conventional physical therapy

Conventional physical therapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients in this group will receive Conventional physical therapy

Other: Conventional physical therapy

Interventions

Trans-spinal Electromagnetic Neuromodulation OTHER

Trans-spinal electromagnetic neuromodulation will be applied for 15 minutes on the affected segment

Trans-spinal Electromagnetic Neuromodulation + Conventional physical therapy

Conventional physical therapy OTHER

Conventional physical therapy consisting of: Hot pack on lumbar spine. Neurodynamic mobilization. Rotatory mobilization and rotatory manipulation for lumbar spine. Core stability exercises.

Conventional physical therapy; Trans-spinal Electromagnetic Neuromodulation + Conventional physical therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• patient age range from 20 -40 from both sexes.
• Unilateral chronic lumbosacral radiculopathy confirmed by neurosurgeon for more than 3 months.
• Unilateral paracentral or lateral intervertebral disc herniation confirmed by MRI .
• one of the following:
• H- reflex amplitude side to side difference 67% in absence of latency difference.
• H- reflex amplitude side to side difference smaller than 50% in presence of latency difference.
• c - Side to side H- reflex latency difference more than 1 msec. d- Prolonged H-reflex latency more than 30 msec.

You may not qualify if:

• Hypertension
• Diabetes.
• Lumbar canal stenosis
• Pervious surgeries
• Scoliosis
• Kyphosis
• Spinal fracture
• Bilateral symptoms.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yara Aboelazm Abd Elaziz Mohamed: lead

Study Sites (1)

Outpatient Clinic at the Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo

Giza, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Radiculopathy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Nervous System Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MSc

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 29, 2026
• First Posted: August 3, 2026
• Study Start: August 1, 2026
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 30, 2027
• Last Updated: August 3, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Locations

EG (1)