Westeinde Brachialgia Study

Medical Center Haaglanden240 enrolled

Overview

The Westeinde Brachialgia Study (WEB) is a randomized controlled trial to establish the effect of cervical collar or physiotherapy compared to a wait-and-see policy in patients with acute cervical radiculopathy.

Cervical radiculopathy caused by spondylosis or disc protrusion is a common disorder with a usually benign natural course. Often, physiotherapy (exercise programs) and/or cervical collar are prescribed. However, there are no reliable data on the effects of these conservative therapies. In this study, patients with acute cervical radiculopathy, defined by clinical criteria, are randomized for cervical collar, physiotherapy or a wait-and-see policy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

240

Conditions

Radiculopathy, Cervical

Interventions

cervical collarOTHER

physiotherapyOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Cervical radiculopathy defined by neck pain irradiating to one arm with at least one of the following: provocation by neck movements or sensory changes in one or more adjacent dermatomes or diminished deep tendon reflexes in the affected arm; or muscle weakness in one or more adjacent myotomes. Exclusion Criteria: * Arm pain existing longer than one month * Clinical signs of spinal cord compression * Previously treated with physiotherapy or a cervical collar

Locations (3)

Meander Medical Center

Amersfoort, Netherlands

Groene Hart Ziekenhuis

Gouda, Netherlands

Medical Center Haaglanden

The Hague, Netherlands

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pain and disability at 3 and 6 weeks and at 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

time back to work

persistent signs and symptoms

surgery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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