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Dry Cupping Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT04331158 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2025-06-17

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Summary

Introduction: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the biggest cause of pain and disability worldwide. As a non-pharmacological approach, ventosatherapia has been used to control pain, improve function and quality of life. However, there is a lack of high-quality scientific evidence regarding its effects on this condition. Objective: To evaluate the effects of dry cupping on pain, function and quality of life in women with KOA. Methods: This is a randomized, blinded placebo-controlled protocol. 62 women diagnosed with KOA will be recruited, based on the clinical criteria of the American College of Rheumatology, who will be randomly divided into two groups (31 per group): dry cupping and dry cupping sham.

Conditions

  • Osteo Arthritis Knee
  • Pain, Chronic
  • Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Dry cupping therapy

Dry cupping therapy application on the patient's skin

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marcelo C de Souza, PT, PhD · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-01
Primary Completion
2023-09-01
Completion
2023-12-02

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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Diseases

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