evaluation of the effect of acupuncture in control of the symptoms in patients with restless leg syndrome
- Conditions
- restless leg syndrome.Other specified extrapyramidal and movement disorder: Restless legs syndrome Stiff-man syndromes
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015102724742N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 46
inclusion criteria: men and women 18 years old up to 65 years old who have restless legs with duration more than 6 month and have the four diagnostic criteria for Restless Legs Syndrome: 1- an urge to move the legs, 2- that is present at rest, 3- relieved by movement, 4- demonstrates a circadian pattern with peak symptoms occurring at night or in the evening. exclusion criteria: patients who have treatable systemic disorder such as renal failure; iron deficiency anemia; thyroid dysfunction; Patients with Pregnancy; immune deficiency; coagulation disease; cancer; diffuse skin lesions; cardiac pacemaker; infection on the areas of acupuncture also other neurologic disorder such as levodopa dependent dyskinesia; neuroleptic dependent akathisia; Tourette syndrome; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) and anxiety disorders.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of leg restlessness. Timepoint: in start of study, first month and second month after start of study. Method of measurement: International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group(IRLSSG) questionnaire.;Severity of leg restlessness. Timepoint: in start of study, first month and second month after start of study. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method