Acupuncture effect in MS Associated Fatigue
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis.Multiple Sclerosis
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180914041035N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Multiple sclerosis patients
Relapsing remitting type
In remission stage of disease
Confirmed by a neurologist
Suffer from fatigue severity scale greater than or equal to 4
Age of 18 years old and above
Signing the written informed consent for participating in the study
Exclusion Criteria
History of other major primary disease (fatigue caused by a severe or malignant disease)
Acute relapse or corticosteroid therapy in the last 30 days before study
Cognitive impairment and inability of cooperation
Using any herbal or other alternative treatments
Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Score of Fatigue Severity. Timepoint: Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) is evaluated before treatment, after 2 and 4 weeks. Method of measurement: Fatigue Severity Scale Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Score of Multiple sclerosis quality of life. Timepoint: Multiple sclerosis quality of life 54 (MSQOL-54) questionnaire is assessed before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Multiple sclerosis quality of life 54 (MSQOL-54) questionnaire.