Immediate Effects of Dynamic Cupping on Median Nerve's Mechanosensitivity

NCT ID: NCT04688892

Last Updated: 2021-09-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-11

Study Completion Date

2020-12-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose oh this study is to verify the immediate effects of dynamic cupping on median nerve's mechanosensitivity, measured by the upper limb neurodynamic test 1 (ULNT1) in healthy participants.

Detailed Description

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After completing the socio-demographic and clinical questionnaire, the participants will be randomly assigned into two designated groups, the Intervention Group (IG; n = 30) (dynamic cupping therapy throughout the median nerve course) and the Control Group (CG; n = 30) (remained at rest for 5 minutes), using the software www.graphpad.com/quickcals.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Intervention Group

The type of cupping therapy will be dry-cupping with moving-cupping (dynamic cupping therapy). The participants will remain in the supine position on a massage table (Posturarte® Olympic), without inclination. Cupping therapy will be performed with a plastic suction cup (5.08 cm in diameter) (K.S. Choi Corp®) and with a pistol for dosing pumps (K.S. Choi Corp®). Prior to the cupping therapy, a small amount of massage cream (ATL®) will be applied throughout the median nerve pathway in order to facilitate the sliding of the suction cup. The cupping therapy will performed with the suction cup sliding with a slow rhythm, insufflation of the suction cup with two pumps for 5 minutes along the median nerve path.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cupping

Intervention Type DEVICE

dynamic cupping

Control Group

The participants will remain at rest in a supine position on a massage table (Posturarte® Olympic) without inclination for 5 minutes.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Cupping

dynamic cupping

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy university students of both genders with normal mobility of the joints of the upper quadrant of the body.

Exclusion Criteria

* Deformities in the upper quadrant region of the body;
* Complaints in this region in the last 6 months;
* Surgical procedures or musculoskeletal, cardiac, renal, metabolic, neurological and or oncological pathologies of the upper quadrant that may disturb nerve function;
* Not present any mechanosensitive response to ULNT1;
* Pregnant women;
* Ingestion of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or consumption of any type of narcotic drugs and participants who have drunk alcohol in the last 12 hours.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Fernando Pessoa

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ricardo Cardoso

Clinical Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ricardo Cardoso, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fernando Pessoa University

Locations

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Ricardo Cardoso

Porto, , Portugal

Site Status

Countries

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Portugal

Other Identifiers

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FISIO-1-28102019

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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