Status:
COMPLETED
The Diagnostic Role of Adding the Hoffman Reflex Study for L5 Radiculopathy in the Electrodiagnostic Laboratory
Lead Sponsor:
TC Erciyes University
Conditions:
Radiculopathy
Hoffman's Reflex
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
The H-reflex is one of the most popular topics in reflexology and one of the late responses involved in routine nerve conduction studies in the electromyography (EMG) laboratory. The H-reflex is gener...
Detailed Description
The H-reflex is one of the most popular topics in reflexology and one of the late responses involved in routine nerve conduction studies in the electromyography (EMG) laboratory. The H-reflex is gener...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Between 18 and 65 years of age
- Low back pain for at least three months
- Radicular pain in one extremity, disc herniation that matches painful dermatome and root compression in MRI(L5 or S1 root compression)
- MRI and physical examination findings compatible with root compression
- No contraindications to EMG.
Exclusion
- Bilateral radicular symptoms
- Multiple levels of radiculopathy
- Diabetes
- Polyneuropathy
- Rheumatic diseases
- History of malignancies
- Lumbosacral region spine surgery
- Lumbar spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Previous peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities
- Different causes of radiculopathy other than disc herniation (e.g. tumor, osteophyte, facet hypertrophy and other)
- Central system disorders
- Muscular diseases
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
58 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05269602
Start Date
December 1 2017
End Date
December 1 2019
Last Update
March 22 2022
Active Locations (2)
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1
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine
Ankara, Besevler, Turkey (Türkiye), 06500
2
Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine
Konya, Selcuklu, Turkey (Türkiye), 42130