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Status unknownNCT05002296Updated Aug 12, 2021

Effect of Rotatory Upper Cervical Manipulation on Reflex Cervical Vertigo

An interventional study of upper cervical manipulation in Vertigo, sponsored by Cairo University. Status unknown at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged Up to 60 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-08-12.

Sponsored by Cairo University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Aug 2021), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
Up to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Cervical reflex vertigo is a non-common cause of vertigo, caused by decreased afferent input from the upper three cervical segments to vestibular nuclei.

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Conditions studied

  • Vertigo

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In context

Vertigo

248 studies on the registry are indexed under Vertigo; 39 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 40 is below the median of 57 across 186 interventional studies indexed under Vertigo.

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Lead sponsor

Cairo University is the lead sponsor of 4,780 studies on the registry; 1,427 are open to participants now.

Of its 36 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 5 (14%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • cervical pain
  • vertigo

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • severe osteoporosis
  • blood circulation problem
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    traditional physical therapy program

    Procedure: upper cervical manipulation

  • Experimental
    rotatory upper cervical manipulation to both sides

    Procedure: upper cervical manipulation

Interventions

  • Procedureupper cervical manipulation

    rotatory upper cervical manipulation to both sides. The treatment program was conducted for twelve sessions (three sessions per week). Assessment procedures were performed before and after treatment through visual analogue scale (VAS)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. pain intensity seems to be improved

    Assessment procedures were performed before and after treatment through visual analogue scale (VAS)

    Time frame: 3 monthes

  2. vertigo seems to be significantly improved

    Dix-Hallpike test was used to asses the vertigo degree and improvement within and after the treatment programme

    Time frame: 3 monthes

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • faculty of physical therapy Cairo university
    Cairo, Egypt
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 12, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05002296
Lead sponsor
Cairo University
Responsible party
Ramy Salama Draz (lecturer of physiotherapy, cairo university, Cairo University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 12, 2021
Start date
Jun 15, 2021
Primary completion
Sep 2021 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 2021 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 12, 2021

Study contacts

ramy Salama draz, lecturer
Contact
dr.ramy.salama@gmail.com
00201111534173
Usama Rashad, professor
Contact
usama_elsarty@gu.edu.eg
Abdelaziz Elsherif, lecturer
study director · lecturer at faculty of physiotherapy, Cairo university
Amr Hassan, professor
study director · professor at faculty of medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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