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Dry Needling Effects Post-traumatic Brain Injury

NCT05460728 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1

Last updated 2022-07-15

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Summary

Thirty-six years old male with a history of TBI with compromised functionality of the right upper and lower limbs, spasticity, distributed balance, and difficulties performing independent gait has participated in the study. Berg balance scale, 6-minute walk test, modified Ashworth scale, and functional independence measure was used to assess balance, gait, spasticity, and functional intemperance, respectively.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Dry needling

A three-weekly session of DNT was administered with an acupuncture needle (0.30 × 50 mm; Huan Qiu, Suzhou, China). For each session, DNT was applied in the deltoid, biceps brachialis, wrist extensors and flexors, thenar muscles, vastus medialis, gastrocnemius medialis, and tibialis anterior (Hong, 1994). Following focal twitch responses (maximum three), the dry needle was left inserted for 15 minutes in each muscle.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Anas Radi Hassan Alashram

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • ANAS RADI H Annino · University of Rome Tor Vergata

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-04-05
Primary Completion
2022-07-08
Completion
2022-07-09

Countries

  • Jordan

Study Locations

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