Hemodynamic Changes During Dry Cupping Therapy on Low Back Pain

NCT ID: NCT03816787

Last Updated: 2019-07-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-12-01

Study Completion Date

2021-05-29

Brief Summary

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This study aims to investigate the hemodynamic changes during dry cupping therapy (DCT) on low back pain. 50 patients with low back pain as experimental group and 50 healthy people as control group are treated by DCT. They will receive four consecutive WCT application in one month. Optical sensors were used to monitor the hemodynamic changes including oxyhemoglobin (\[HbO2\]), deoxy-hemoglobin (\[Hb\]) and the derived change in blood volume (\[tHb\]) in/surround the cupping sites during treatment. The investigators hope to interpret the curative effect of DCT from the perspective of modern hemodynamics.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Oxygen Metabolism Muscle Spasticity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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dry cupping for patients of low back pain

Patients will receive four consecutive dry cupping therapy application in one month.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Negative pressure therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Participants assigned to the treatment group will receive wet-cupping therapy 1 times per week for 4 weeks

dry cupping for health people

Health people will receive four consecutive dry cupping therapy application in one month.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Negative pressure therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Participants assigned to the treatment group will receive wet-cupping therapy 1 times per week for 4 weeks

Interventions

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Negative pressure therapy

Participants assigned to the treatment group will receive wet-cupping therapy 1 times per week for 4 weeks

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Dry cupping therapy

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who have had non-specific low back pains at least 12 weeks now.
* Healthy people who are interested in dry cupping therapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who have had non-specific low back pains at least 12 weeks now.
* Healthy people who are interested in dry cupping therapy


* Patients who have low back pain due to specific and known etiological causes (infection, tumor, osteoporosis, ankylosing spondylitis, fracture, inflammatory process, radicular syndrome, cauda equinal syndrome).
* Patients who are inappropriate to the wet cupping treatment.

* AIDS, Active Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, Syphilis
* Patients who regularly take anticoagulants, antiplatelet drugs
* Anemia, thrombocytopenia
* Hemorrhagic disease like hemophilia
* Diabetes
* Severe cardiovascular disease
* Kidney diseases (renal failure, chronic renal disease)
* Patients who have experiences of wet cupping treatment during last 3 months.
* Patients who have had treatment for low back pain during last 2 weeks.
* Patients who are in pregnancy or have plan to conception.
* Patients who have vertebra surgery or have plan of surgery.
* Patients who are inappropriate to join this trial judged by the radiologists or specialists.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ting Li

Director

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

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Ting Li

Role: CONTACT

18002127296

Chenyang Gao

Role: CONTACT

16622803399

Related Links

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https://www.osapublishing.org/boe/abstract.cfm?uri=boe-8-1-223

Significant and sustaining elevation of blood oxygen induced by Chinese cupping therapy as assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy

Other Identifiers

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NIRS for Cupping Therapy

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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