Effect of cupping therapy on pain and function in persistent inespecific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

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• Conditions: Persistent Non specifict Low Back Pain; C23.888.592.612.107.400

• Registration Number: RBR-3s7g4t
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de Pernambuco

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-01-07
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Age between 18 and 59 years old, Present persistent nonspecific low back pain

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant women; Women in the postpartum period; Patients who use anticoagulant; Patients who have donated blood in the last 3 months; Anemia; Red flag patients (vertebral fracture; vertebral tumor; vertebral infection; equine tail syndrome; progressive neurological impairment); Systemic diseases (autoimmune; infectious; vascular insufficiency; renal insufficiency; hepatic insufficiency; neoplasia); Fibromyalgia; Lumbar disc herniation; Symptomatic irradiated pain (positive Laségue test); Anterior spine surgery; People with open and poorly healed wounds; Inflamed skin; Alteration of skin integrity; Open fractures; Previous experience of physical therapy treatment in the last 3 months; People who have had previous wind therapy treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluate the Pain intensity: Discrete quantitative variable expressed from 0 to 10 by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).<br>;Evaluate the Functional disability: Ordinal qualitative variable expressed by the Oswestry Disability Index Disability Questionnaire classifying the disability as: minimal disability (1), moderate disability (2), severe disability (3), very severe disability (4) and incapable (5)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluate the Quality of life: Discrete quantitative variable expressed from 0 to 100 by the Brazilian version of the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire<br><br>;Evaluate the Weekly analgesic use: Nominal categorical variable, referring to the administration or not of analgesic during the week, expressed as yes” or no”. Item obtained through closed question present in the analgesic and pain diary.;Evaluate the Amount of analgesic administered: Discrete quantitative variable, referring to the amount of analgesic administered during the week through the analgesic and pain diary, expressed in cardinal number. Later the quantity will be counted in a table with weekly distribution.<br>;Evaluate the Global perception of change: Quantitative variable expressed from 0 to 7 through the global perception change scale