NCT06530862

Piriformis Syndrome; Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Dry Needling

Comparison of the Efficacy of ESWT and Dry Needling Treatments in the Management of Piriformis Syndrome; A Randomized Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Training and Research Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Conditions

• Piriformis Syndrome
• Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	ESWT+stretching exercises	Participants in this group will receive ESWT treatment
OTHER	Dry needling+stretching exercises	Participants in this group will receive Dry needling treatment

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-03
• Primary completion: 2024-08-23
• Completion: 2024-08-23
• First posted: 2024-07-31
• Last updated: 2024-08-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)