CompletedNot Applicable

Piriformis Syndrome; Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Dry Needling

Turkey (Türkiye)44 participantsStarted 2024-02-03

Plain-language summary

This study is being conducted on patients with piriformis syndrome. Patients are divided into two groups by list randomization method: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) group and Dry neddling (DN) group. Both groups of patients agreed to perform basic stretching exercises. The ESWT group received 3 sessions of radial ESWT, 1 session per week. The DN group received 3 sessions of ultrasound-guided needling, 1 session per week. Clinical evaluations of the participants were performed at the beginning of treatment, 1 month, and 3 months after treatment.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * \>18 years * Complaint for more than 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * disc pathologies according to radiological imaging * hip joint and soft tissue pathologies * recent history of trauma, history of surgery in the lumbar and hip region * history of rheumatologic disease * history of polyneuropathy * history of sciatic nerve injury * history of malignancy * opioid analgesia or corticosteroid intervention for pain in the last month * patients receive another treatment during the study * Having a contraindication for DN treatment or ESWT treatment

What they're measuring

Visual analog scale (VAS) score

Timeframe: 7 months

Lower extremity functiunal scale (LEFS)

Timeframe: 7 months

Oswestry disability index (ODI)

Timeframe: 7 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06530862

SponsorIstanbul Training and Research Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-08-23

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