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"Cupping Therapy Combined With Conventional Physical Therapy Improves Pain and Health Related Quality of Life Among Female Patients of Low Back Pain''

NCT05007119 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2021-08-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A randomized control trial will be done on diagnosed Low Back Pain patients in Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi. There is a growing interest and demand in the field of Complementary And Alternative Medicine(CAM), nowadays .The purpose of the study is to determine the effects of cupping therapy combined with conventional physical therapy to exercise to lower the pain and improve the health related quality of life of the patient using the modified SF - 36 scale. The conventional physical therapy includes hot pack placed on the low back region for ten minutes, interferential current therapy was used which has four round electrodes measuring 2.75 inches placed on the desired area(low back) waveform used was IFC- 4p , having a carrier frequency of 4000 Hz and a frequency of 80/150 Hz, vector scan was off , the intensity was increased manually according to the capacity of the patient and the treatment time was 15 minutes, strenghtening exercises such as william flexion were done once in the rehabilition center and patient was given a home plan to follow twice daily with 15 repitions each.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Mckenzie Extension Protocol

Moist Heat Pack for 10 mins McKenzie Extension Protocol Sequence Static: 1. Lying Prone 2. Lying prone in extension 3. Sustained extension 4. Posture correction Dynamic: 5. Extension in lying 6. Extension in lying with clinician overpressure 7. Extension mobilization 8. Extension in standing

PROCEDURE

Cupping

Cupping with blood letting

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Foundation University Islamabad

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-07-10
Primary Completion
2020-10-01
Completion
2020-12-01

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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