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Exercise and Dry Needling Treatment Combination in Nocturnal Calf Cramps

Turkey (Türkiye)50 participantsStarted 2020-12-01

Plain-language summary

The Investigators aim to evaluate the effectiveness of dry needling treatment in addition to stretching exercises on cramp duration, cramp intensity, cramp frequency, sleep quality, and sensitivity of myofascial trigger points in patients with nocturnal calf cramp.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with only nocturnal calf cramp * Patients with a trigger point in the unilateral gastrocnemius muscle * Being between the ages of 18-50 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients using diuretics or hypertension medications that may trigger cramping * Those with a chronic disease history * Those diagnosed with spinal stenosis * Electrolyte disturbance in laboratory tests

What they're measuring

Change in calf cramp duration

Timeframe: 3 months

Change in Number of Cramps

Timeframe: 3 months

Change in cramp intensity levels with visual analog scale

Timeframe: 3 months

Change in algometric sensitivity measurement

Timeframe: 3 months

Change in sleep quality

Timeframe: 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04789811

SponsorKars State Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-06-25

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