Effect of acupuncture in relieving fatigue of multiple sclerosis

Comparison study between the effect of amantadine and acupuncture in relieving fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients (randomized controlled trial)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210718051931N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-04-30

Start date

2022-05-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-05-30

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Conditions

Multiple sclerosis.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: This group is treated with 10 sessions of acupuncture by the researcher physician. The patient is lying on his side and lying down in a relaxed environment. After t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with definite or possible multiple sclerosis and suffer from fatigue Patients suffering from fatigue of multiple sclerosis for more than 6 months and confirmed with FSS score more than 30 Age range between 18-50 Not consuming any other fatigue relieving drugs except amantadine in control group

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Probable cases of multiple sclerosis Pregnancy- lactating Acute fracture or trauma Patients with other chronic disease Patients with coagulation disorders Tobacco products use Refuse to continue the treatment Death

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fatigue with FSS more than 30, quality of life improvement with SF-36. Timepoint: before treatment, immediately after treatment, 2 months post treatment. Method of measurement: FSS, SF-36 questionnaires.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammadjavad Hadianfard

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

hadianj@sums.ac.ir+98 71 3628 6418

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026