Effectiveness of Acupuncture Treatment Applied in Addition to the Rehabilitation Program in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Ankara City Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis

Treatments: Other: Conventional Rehabilitation; Other: Acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06178029

10026391

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to assess the effect of acupuncture treatment combinated with conventional rehabilitation methods on gait, fatigue, quality of life and bladder functions in patients with multiple sclerosis

Full description

After being informed about study and potential risks, all patient giving written informed consent will undergo screening period determine eligibility for study entry. The patients who meet the eligibility recruitments will get treatment into two groups in a conventional rehabilitation and acupuncture combined with conventional rehabilitation

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being diagnosed with MS according to McDonald criteria
• EDSS score between 1-6
• The patient is clinically stable
• Having not had a new MS attack in the last 3 months
• Being cognitively suitable to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Being clinically unstable
• Inability to cognitively participate in tests
• Having received acupuncture treatment in the last 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

conventional rehabilitation

Active Comparator group

Description:

20 multiple sclerosis patients will receive conventional rehabilitation

Treatment:

Other: Conventional Rehabilitation

conventional rehabilitation and acupuncture

Active Comparator group

Description:

20 multiple sclerosis patients will receive conventional rehabilitation and acupuncture treatment.

Treatment:

Other: Acupuncture