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Effectiveness of Dry Needling in rigidity and gait in patients with Parkinson's Disease.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Parkinson's Disease
Rigidity
Gait Disorders
Pain
Neurological - Parkinson's disease
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
Registration Number
ACTRN12624001070527
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Seville
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
32
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with a diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease.
Patients with 18 years-old and older.
Patients who can walk (with or without support), with a score minor than 4 at Hoenh and Yarh scale.
Patients who have signed the informed consent, show voluntariness to participate and can complete the scales and the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with comorbidity which affects their gait.
Patients with needles fear.
Patients unable to adequately meet the requirements of the study for any reason, condition or cause, at the discretion of the researcher.
Patients with previous experiencia with dry-needling.
Patients who have had infiltrations with botulinum toxin in the lower limb in the last 3 months.
Patients who had participated in other Physical Therapy study in the last 6 months.
Patient with another neurological diagnosis.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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