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Comparison of Ultrasound-guided Steroid Injection and Dry Needling in Piriformis Muscle Syndrome

NCT06095180 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2023-10-23

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Summary

The aim of this study is to to compare its effectiveness ultrasound-guided steroid injection, dry needling treatments and exercises in patients diagnosed with piriformis syndrome.

Conditions

  • Piriformis Muscle Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

corticosteroid injection

In the steroid group, 4 mL lidocaine 2% + 1 mL betamethasone injection will be administered under ultrasound guidance and conventional treatment will be given (conventional treatment includes piriformis stretching exercises. It will be stated that patients should do 2 sets a day and each set should be 10 repetition)

OTHER

dry needling

In the dry needling group, a total of 3 sessions of dry needling will be performed once a week using a 0.60×100 mm sterile needle under ultrasound guidance and conventional treatment will be given ((conventional treatment includes piriformis stretching exercises. It will be stated that patients should do 2 sets a day and each set should be 10 repetition)

OTHER

exercise

The conventional treatment group (control group) will be given piriformis stretching exercises including hip and knee flexion, hip abduction and external rotation in the supine position. It will be stated that patients should do 2 sets a day and each set should be 10 repetitions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayşenur Şimşek Yağlıoğlu, MD · Ankara Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-28
Primary Completion
2024-08-26
Completion
2024-08-26

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