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Dry Needling in Multiple Sclerosis

NCT06394310 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2025-06-11

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Summary

The investigators are doing this study to see if a treatment called dry needling improves muscle spasticity (muscle tightness) in people who have Multiple Sclerosis. Dry needling involves using tiny needles, like those in acupuncture, to target some muscles, like calf muscles. It differs from traditional acupuncture as it focuses on treating or managing muscle spots, aiming to reduce muscle stiffness and pain. Dry needling may offer a minimally-invasive and medication-free approach to improve muscle spasticity. The investigators hope to see if dry needling also helps enhance balance and walking abilities. This might provide potential improvements inoverall mobility and balance.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Dry needling

The dry needling technique will employ in the current proposed study follows the standard technique for needling patients with spasticity

DEVICE

Sham dry needling

In the control group, The investigators will use the methods proposed by Cushman et al. to apply sham dry needling (DN) to our participants

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-01
Primary Completion
2025-07-02
Completion
2025-08-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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