Study of the clinical, biomechanical, and functional effects of dry needling on spastic gastronemius muscle in patients with multiple sclerosis
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Multiple sclerosis.Multiple sclerosis
- Registration Number
- IRCT20190617043918N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
Inclusion Criteria
Definitive diagnosis of MS (relapsing-remitting type)
Lake of other neurological diseases
Ability to walk with or without auxiliary equipment
Ability to understand commands
EDSS with a score of 3 to 7
Severity of spasticity of plantar flexors is equal to or greater than 1(using MMAS)
Lack of passive ankle limitation is more than 10%
Lake of Botox injection since three months ago
Absence of any kind of confrontation for DN
No acute attack in the last month
Exclusion Criteria
Unwillingness to continue cooperation of patient for any reason
Occurrence of a new attack during the course of participating research
Use of anti-spasticity drugs during the research period
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method