Effectiveness of a Treatment Plan of Neurological Physiotherapy in Conjunction With Ultrasound-guided Ultrasound-guided Dry Needling in Stroke Patients.

Universidad Católica de Ávila

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neurological Disorder

Treatments: Device: dry needling; Other: convencional treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05230849

13/01/2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to assess the efficacy of dry needling in stroke patients in combination with intensive neurological physiotherapy.

together with intensive neurological physiotherapy treatment. Randomised and blinded experimental study control group where the sample recruited was 20 patients, who were randomly assigned to a control group.

randomly assigned to a control group, where they received intensive treatment, or to an intervention group, where they received intervention group, where they received ultrasound-guided dry needling of the tibialis anterior and posterior muscles followed by an intensive followed by intensive neurological physiotherapy treatment.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• left middle cerebral artery infarction
• impaired stability during walking
• patient between the age range 18 to 70 years old

Exclusion criteria

• patient under 18 years of age
• patients over 70 years of age
• undiagnosed left middle cerebral artery infarction patients

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

conventional physiotherapy treatment

Treatment:

Other: convencional treatment

dry needling treatment

Experimental group

Description:

group that includes a dry needling treatment on the tibialis anterior and posterior muscles.

Treatment:

Device: dry needling