An interventional study of Dry needling in Multiple Sclerosis, sponsored by Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Completed at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-04-28.
Sponsored by Hospital Universitario de Canarias · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of dry needling (DN) in the treatment of spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). [Participants and Methods] participants with MS, with no evidence of a relapse in the last four weeks and with an EDSS (Expanded Disability Sta- tus Scale) greater than 2.5 points (related with pyramidal score) were recruited. DN was performed in lower limbs for 12 consecutive sessions and evaluated with: EDSS (Pyramidal item), Time up and go (TUG), 25 foot, 9hold peg test (9HPT) and the improvement or not in the quality of life (MSQol54) was verified before and after treatment. A follow up visit was carried out to assess improvement.
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This study has only 1 arm and the control group is their baseline data
Procedure: Dry needling
Only dry needling of the lower limbs will performed in all patients with acupunture needling
Change in 9HOLD PEG TEST score
This consists of placing the pegs in the corresponding holes of the 9 holes in the table in the shortest possible time (seconds)
Time frame: inmediatly before and inmediatly after intervention
Change in 25 foot walk score
patients must walk a distance of 7.25 meters at the fastest and safest speed for them (seconds)
Time frame: inmediatly before and inmediatly after intervention
Change in Time up and go test score
The participants sit in a chair with their backs supported by the back of the chair and their arms resting on the armrests. The participants are asked to get up from the chair and walk a distance of 3 meters, then the patients turn on themselves (360°), walk back to the chair and sit down again (seconds)
Time frame: inmediatly before and inmediatly after intervention
Change in Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score
Each item is valued individually and a score is given, which will then outline the patient's total EDSS ranging from 0 to 10, for use in the exploration sessions. All scans were carried out by a blind explorer.
Time frame: inmediatly before and inmediatly after intervention
Change in Multiple sclerosis Quality of life-54 (MSQol54) score
questionnaire of 54 items measuring the quality of life of the patient. It can be self-administered or hetero-administered and both physical and mental aspects are measured. Within these there are subscales: among them quality of life in general. Two summary scores, physical health and mental health, can be derived from a weighted combination of scale scores. They range from 0 to 100, where 100 is the highest quality of life (both for physical and mental health)
Time frame: inmediatly before and inmediatly after intervention
Plan to share: No
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