Piriformis Syndrome; Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Dry Needling

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-02-03

Study Completion Date

2024-08-23

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Piriformis Syndrome Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants will be randomly divided into 2 groups and will be treated with ESWT or Dry needling

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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ESWT group

Patients in this group received three sessions of ESWT at an energy density of 4 bars and a frequency of 2,000 shocks/min at 5 Hz for three weeks, each session once a week.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

ESWT+stretching exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants in this group will receive ESWT treatment

Dry needling

The piriformis muscle of the patients in the group will be dry needled with 0.6\*80 mm acupuncture needles under ultrasound guidance for 3 sessions at one week intervals.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dry needling+stretching exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants in this group will receive Dry needling treatment

Interventions

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ESWT+stretching exercises

Participants in this group will receive ESWT treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

Dry needling+stretching exercises

Participants in this group will receive Dry needling treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No