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The Effect of Cupping on Spasticity and Function of the Lower Extremity During Rehabilitation After Stroke

NCT06653855 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2024-12-13

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Summary

Physical therapists use dry static cupping for the treatment of many conditions, including spasticity for patients post-stroke. While research better describes the effects of dry static cupping for patients with orthopedic conditions, information is lacking on central conditions, such as stroke and resulting spasticity.

Conditions

  • Stroke Gait Rehabilitation

Interventions

OTHER

Dry Static Cupping

A myofascial decompression cupping set with a precision pressure pump will be used to perform dry static cupping to the adductor and hamstring muscle groups of the affected limb, using a negative pressure of 300mmHg for eight minutes each.

OTHER

Placebo cupping

The same protocol will be used as stated for the Dry static cupping intervention, with the only difference being that the cup will be pumped to 50mmHg instead of 300mmHg.

OTHER

Standard physical therapy treatment

Treatment will consist of typical physical therapy interventions performed for patients with spasticity of the lower extremity after stroke. These may include, but not be limited to: * Balance exercise * Therapeutic exercise * Neuromuscular/muscular coordination exercise * Manual (hands on) therapy * Gait training The treating physical therapist is left with the autonomy of the standard physical therapy treatment (within the above stated groups of interventions) because patients with the diagnosis of stroke do not all present with the same type or level of impairment. Furthermore co-morbidities (e.g., hypertension) and/or functional level (wheelchair bound vs. independent ambulator) may necessitate different treatment strategies. Therefore, while the general categories of treatment will remain the same across all study patients, it is expected that the treating physical therapist provides patient-specific interventions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Governors State University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Scott Getsoian

    lead INDUSTRY

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-12-31
Primary Completion
2026-01-31
Completion
2026-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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