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The Effect of 5 Times Dry Cupping in the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain

NCT01289964 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2011-08-19

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Summary

The study aims to investigate the influence of 5 dry cupping treatments on chronic non specific neck pain. 50 patients with neck pain are randomised into cupping treatment and waiting list control group at T0 (Day 0). At T1 (Day 7)the investigators evaluate the neck pain (VAS), the neck related disability (NDI), pain related to movement (PRTM) and the quality of life (SF36). To investigate neurophysiological effects of cupping we also measure mechanical detection threshold (MDT), vibration detection threshold (VDT) and pressure pain threshold (PPT) at pain related and control areas. The treatment group then receives 5 cupping treatments over a period of two weeks. After the cupping series resp. a waiting period for the waiting list control group (T2, Day 25) all measurements from T1 are repeated (VAS, NDI, PRTM, SF36, MDT, PPT, VDT). At last, a pain and medication diary is filled in by the patients from T0(Day 0) until T2 (Day 25). The investigators hypothesize, that cupping treatment is effective against neck pain (diary, VAS, NDI, PRTM, SF36) and that it leads to changes on perceptual level (MDT, VDT, PPT), when compared to the waiting list control group.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain
  • Neck Pain Musculoskeletal
  • Mechanical/Motor Problems With Neck and Trunk

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Dry Cupping or fire cupping

5 dry cupping treatments, application twice a week, non standardised procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universität Duisburg-Essen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gustav J Dobos, Prof. MD · University of Duisburg-Essen, Chair of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-07-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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