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A Study to Analyze the Effect of Acupuncture on Mobility And Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis

NCT03174379 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2022-03-21

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Summary

The purpose of this two-center study is to examine the effectiveness of acupuncture treatments in addressing mobility deficits, sensorimotor impairment, and quality of life (QOL) limitations in persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). It is hypothesized that acupuncture will result in an improvement in these limitations.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Standard of Care with no acupuncture

The control group will lie on a treatment table in the acupuncturist's office for the same amount of time that the treatment group did, but receive no acupuncture

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

The first set consists of core point selection, used in an MS Standard of Care (SOC). The second set of points will be individualized to the patient's needs as determined by the acupuncturist. SOC treatment will be based upon Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) interpretation of 4 phases of MS.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Barbara Siminovich-blok · NYU Langone Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-05
Primary Completion
2019-06-06
Completion
2019-06-06

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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