Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Dry Needling on Function, Muscle Tone and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad San Jorge
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Conditions:
Parkinson Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Hypothesis: Dry needling in lower limbs produces a change in function (assessed by the 6 minute walk test, timed up and go, 10 meter walk test and unified scale for Parkinson's disease) and muscle ton...
Detailed Description
Methods: It is a double-blinded randomized clinical trial where subjects are patients from Zaragoza and have been diagnosed with Parkinson´disease by a neurologist. Inclusion criteria: * Patients d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients diagnosed with Parkinson by a neurologist
- Age: 50 - 90 years
- Presence of Hypertonia according to: MMAS score \> 1 during movement of ankle dorsiflexion or knee flexion and extension
Exclusion
- Degenerative diseases that may affect the results.
- Presence of fixed contractures.
- Fear of needles
- No tolerance to pain caused by dry needling
- No commitment to continuity
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
37 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04101214
Start Date
October 1 2019
End Date
December 31 2019
Last Update
January 13 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Asociación de Parkinson de Aragón
Zaragoza, Spain, 50015