Home-Based Exercise After Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection for Cervical Radiculopathy
RecruitingNot applicableNCT07506785
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Cervical radiculopathy is a common cause of neck and arm pain resulting from compression or inflammation of a cervical nerve root. Cervical epidural steroid injection is frequently used to reduce pain and improve function in patients who do not respond to conservative treatment. However, long-term functional recovery may require additional rehabilitation strategies. This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate whether adding a standardized home-based exercise program after cervical interlaminar epidural steroid injection improves pain, disability, sleep quality, and quality of life in patients with chronic cervical radiculopathy. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either injection alone or injection followed by an eight-week home-based exercise program.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of a Home-Based Exercise Program After Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Cervical Radiculopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Home Based Rehabilitation
- Interventions
- Procedure: Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection
- Behavioral: Home-Based Exercise Program
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
- Start date
- 2026-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2026-05
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 70 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 70 years. * Chronic cervical radicular pain lasting ≥3 months, characterized by neck pain with accompanying arm pain consistent with a cervical nerve root distribution. * Average pain intensity ≥4/10 on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) over the preceding 7 days at baseline. * Diagnosis of chronic cervical radiculopathy due to cervical disc herniation, confirmed by clinical examination and cervical MRI findings at the corresponding level. * Insufficient response to conservative treatment, including physical therapy, medication, and/or exercise therapy. * Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients were excluded if any of the following were present: * Clinical signs of cervical myelopathy or progressive neurological deficit. * Suspicion of serious spinal pathology (e.g., infection, malignancy). * Contraindications to epidural steroid injection, including uncontrolled coagulopathy, anticoagulant therapy not appropriately managed, or local/systemic infection. * Pregnancy. * Prior cervical spine surgery or cervical epidural steroid injection within the prespecified washout period. * Severe musculoskeletal or neurological comorbidities that could interfere with safe participation in the exercise program. * Discordance between clinical symptoms and imaging findings.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07506785