Effect of Combined Dry Cupping Therapy and Muscle Energy Technique on Upper Crossed Syndrome Patients. A Randomized Control Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 76
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
This study evaluated and compared the therapeutic efficacy of combining Dry Cupping therapy with the Muscle Energy Technique (MET) against each intervention applied independently, focusing on three core parameters: Neck Disability Index (NDI), Craniovertebral Angle (CVA), and Sagittal Shoulder-C7 Angle (SSA).
详细描述
This study evaluated and compared the therapeutic efficacy of combining Dry Cupping therapy with the Muscle Energy Technique (MET) against each intervention applied independently, focusing on three core parameters: Neck Disability Index (NDI), Craniovertebral Angle (CVA), and Sagittal Shoulder-C7 Angle (SSA).
Methods: A pre-test post-test double-blinded randomized controlled trial design was employed. Seventy-six adults (aged 20-40 years) diagnosed with UCS were randomly allocated into four equal experimental groups (n = 19 per group): Group A received combined dry cupping and MET with conventional therapy; Group B received dry cupping with conventional therapy; Group C received MET with conventional therapy; and Group D received conventional therapy alone. Interventions were conducted over an 8-week period. Primary outcomes included functional impairment via the Arabic version of the NDI, and objective sagittal alignment parameters (CVA and SSA) measured using precision photometry via the Kinovea software application.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 40 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Participant inclusion was restricted to individuals between 20 and 40 years of age.
- •The exact diagnostic criteria required a baseline craniovertebral angle (CVA) of less than 48 degrees.
- •a sagittal shoulder-C7 angle (SSA) of less than 52 degrees.
排除标准
- •acute post-surgical conditions
- •structural spinal deformities (e.g., severe fixed structural scoliosis)
- •cervical radiculopathy, or localized dermal infections contradicting cupping application.
研究组 & 干预措施
Group D (Control group)
Group D (Control group): This group of nineteen subjects received conventional physical therapy alone
干预措施: control group (Procedure)
Group A (Combined group)
Group A (Combined group): This group of nineteen subjects received combined dry cupping therapy, Muscle energy techniques, and conventional physical therapy.
干预措施: combined therapy teatment (Procedure)
Group B (Cupping group)
Group B (Cupping group): This group of nineteen subjects received dry cupping therapy and conventional physical therapy.
干预措施: cupping therapy group (Procedure)
Group C (MET group)
Group C (MET group): This group of nineteen subjects received Muscle energy techniques and conventional physical therapy.
干预措施: muscle energy techniques group (Procedure)
研究者
Abdelrahman Ahmed Tarek
Assistant lecturer of physical therapy
Cairo University