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Home Use of Cupping Massage in Chronic Neck Pain

NCT01500330 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2013-10-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to determine the effectiveness of cupping massage as home use for patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain compared to relaxation exercise.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

cupping massage

the upper back is covered in massage oil the cupping glass is drawn along the back muscles

PROCEDURE

Progressive muscle relaxation

standardized programme on muscle relaxation according to Jacobson

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universität Duisburg-Essen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas Rampp, MD · Chair of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2012-05-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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