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Different Types of Cupping Therapy and Ankle Range of Motion

NCT06513078 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 49

Last updated 2024-07-25

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the acute effects of different manual cupping therapy protocols on ankle range of motion, compared to sham treatments, in generally healthy adults with limited ankle range of motion (i.e., ankle dorsiflexion less than 40 degrees).

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

Static cupping

4 cups were placed on the gastrocnemius, negative pressure was applied and participants lay prone on a table for 10 minutes.

OTHER

Static sham cupping

4 cups were placed on the gastrocnemius, negative pressure was applied and participants lay prone on a table for 10 minutes. A pin hole in the cup allowed pressure to slowly leak out during the treatment.

OTHER

Dynamic cupping

4 cups were placed on the gastrocnemius, negative pressure was applied and participants lay prone on a table for 5 minutes, then did ankle exercises for 3 minutes, and lastly lay prone on the table for the last 3 minutes.

OTHER

Dynamic sham cupping

4 cups were placed on the gastrocnemius, negative pressure was applied and participants lay prone on a table for 5 minutes, then did ankle exercises for 3 minutes, and lastly lay prone on the table for the last 3 minutes. A pin hole in the cup allowed pressure to slowly leak out during the treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Northern Michigan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Megan C Nelson, PhD · Northern Michigan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-04-01
Primary Completion
2023-03-01
Completion
2023-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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