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Wet Cupping (AlHijamah); Double Versus Single Cupping Technique

NCT02631382 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2016-09-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness and safety of double (traditional) versus single (Asian) cupping techniques in chronic low back pain.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

wet cupping

In double cupping (traditional technique): Cupping (suction) then scarification then cupping (suction). In single cupping (Asian): puncture using auto lancet then cupping (suction). In both techniques 4 out of 6 acupoints (BL23, BL24, BL25 bilateral) will be selected.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Saudi Arabia

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Sulaiman AlEidi, MBBS · NCCAM , MOH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • Mohamed Khalil, MD · NCCAM.MOH

  • Ashry Gad Mohamed, MD · King Saud University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-30
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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