Effectiveness of dry needling in perceived pain, quality of gait and spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis; Pain; Gait Disorders; Spasticity; Neurological - Multiple sclerosis; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000880145
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Cadiz

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-06-20
• Last Update Posted: 3 March 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, according to the criteria of McDonald 2010.
Patients older than 18 years.
Patients who can walk (with or without support), with an EDSS score of 0-6.5.
Patients with stability of the disease, defined as absence of outbreaks in the previous month.
Patients who have signed the informed consent, show voluntariness to participate and can complete the scales and the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant patients
Patients with comorbidity or decompensated disease in the last month.
Patients who have received corticosteroid treatment in the last month.
Patients unable to adequately meet the requirements of the study for any reason, condition or cause, at the discretion of the researcher.
Patients who present some physical impediment to perform the walk test.
Patients who have had infiltrations with botulinum toxin in the lower limb in the last 3 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pressure pain threshold in the puncture site of the Rectus Femoris muscle, measured by Algometry[Before the first intervention and a week after the second intervention.];Pressure pain threshold in the puncture site of the Gastrocnemius muscle, measured by Algometry[Before the first intervention and a week after the second intervention.]