The Effectiveness of Adding Cupping Therapy in Patients With Nonspecific Chronic Lumbar Pain

NCT ID: NCT04216810

Last Updated: 2022-10-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 148 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-07-01

Brief Summary

Low back pain is a major public health problem and is associated with a high rate of absenteeism at work, functional disability and frequent use of health services. Suction cup therapy is a common technique of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which has been around for about 3,300 years in Asia and the Middle East and has as its main feature the decrease in signs and symptoms of chronic pain. The technique was widely used in the 19th century throughout Asia and Europe, and in recent years demand has been increasing, possibly due to the inefficiency of conventional therapies and medicines. Objective: To verify the effectiveness of the suction cup therapy technique associated with conventional physiotherapy in patients with chronic low back pain. Method: We will include individuals between 18 and 60 years old, both genders, with low back pain for more than 3 months, without having received physical therapy treatment for a period of 6 months. Individuals with severe spinal diseases, root conditions of the spine, carriers of vascular diseases and pregnant women will be excluded. They will be randomly divided into two groups, Conventional Physiotherapy (group 1) and Conventional Physiotherapy associated with suction cup therapy (group 2).

Conditions

Low Back Pain, Mechanical; Low Back Pain, Postural; Lower Back Pain Chronic; Low Back Pain, Posterior Compartment

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Exercise group

Exercise group

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

muscle strengthening exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

segmental stabilization exercises

Exercise group and dry cupping

Exercise and dry cupping

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

muscle strengthening exercises and dry cupping

Intervention Type: OTHER

segmental stabilization exercises and dry cupping

Interventions

muscle strengthening exercises

segmental stabilization exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

muscle strengthening exercises and dry cupping

segmental stabilization exercises and dry cupping

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• nonspecific chronic low back pain without lower limb irradiation
• Aged between 18 and 60 years,
• Both genders
• Low back pain for more than 3 months
• Without having received physiotherapy treatment for a period of 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

• individuals with severe spinal diseases (fractures, tumors and inflammatory conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis)
• root conditions of the spine (disc herniation and spondylolisthesis with neurological impairment and narrowing of the spinal canal)
• root conditions of the spine
• carriers of vascular diseases
• pregnant women.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Claudio Cazarini Júnior

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Countries

Brazil

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Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 30361077 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Sidnei Correia

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id