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Effect of Dry Needling on Spasticity in Stroke Survivors.

NCT05449951 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2022-07-08

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Summary

Stroke is a disruption of blood flow to brain either due to clot formation or rupturing of arteries.It is a leading cause of disability worldwide with many consequences and spasticity is one of them.Spasticity is a resistance to passive stretch which disturbs patient quality of life and interrupt activity of daily living.there are multiple options to treat spasticity which includes both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.

Conditions

  • Spastic Hemiplegia

Interventions

OTHER

Dry needling

In dry needling filiform needle without a bore is used to mimic acupuncture t beyond the use of medicines. On the basis of purpose process and skill level it differs from acupuncture. DN is frequently used to treat pain caused by musculoskeletal structures, including as myofascial pain disorders

OTHER

sustained stretching

sustained stretching is a treatment protocol in which muscle goes into a stretch position for period of time which reduce spasticity

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-04
Primary Completion
2022-08-04
Completion
2022-08-08

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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