Nonoperative management of degenerative cervical radiculopathy: protocol of a systematic review.

Q3 Health Professions

Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association Pub Date : 2022-04-01

Joshua Plener, Carlo Ammendolia, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson

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Background: Degenerative cervical radiculopathy (DCR) is a common condition which, due to the aging global population, is expected to worsen over time. For the majority of patients with DCR, surgical intervention is not required as nonoperative management is sufficient for symptom improvement. However, there are significant gaps within the literature as the majority of past systematic reviews assessing conservative interventions are outdated, or omit relevant studies due to strict inclusion/exclusion criteria. Therefore, an updated understanding of the effectiveness of noninvasive nonoperative management for DCR is required.

Methods: We will search MEDLINE, CENTRAL, Embase, PsycINFO, and CINAHL from inception, as well as hand-search reference lists of included studies and previous systematic reviews, to identify peer-reviewed randomized controlled trials on this topic.

Discussion: The results of this review will provide an understanding of the effectiveness of various nonoperative interventions. The quality of evidence will also be assessed using the GRADE approach.

Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42021249699.

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颈椎退行性病变的非手术治疗：系统综述方案。

背景：颈椎退行性病变（DCR）是一种常见病，由于全球人口老龄化，预计这种病会随着时间的推移而恶化。对于大多数 DCR 患者来说，由于非手术治疗足以改善症状，因此不需要手术干预。然而，由于过去大多数评估保守干预措施的系统性综述已经过时，或者由于严格的纳入/排除标准而遗漏了相关研究，因此文献中存在很大的空白。因此，需要更新对 DCR 非侵入性非手术治疗有效性的认识：方法：我们将从一开始就检索 MEDLINE、CENTRAL、Embase、PsycINFO 和 CINAHL，并手工检索纳入研究的参考文献列表和以前的系统综述，以确定同行评议的有关该主题的随机对照试验：讨论：本综述的结果将有助于了解各种非手术干预措施的有效性。系统综述注册：系统综述注册：PREMCORD42021249699。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association (JCCA) publishes research papers, commentaries and editorials relevant to the practice of chiropractic.