The effectiveness of wet-cupping for nonspecific low back pain in Iran: A randomized controlled trial
Phase 3
- Conditions
- ow Back Pain.
- Registration Number
- IRCT138707161310N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 98
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria included:
(a) lower back pain persisting for 4 weeks or more;
(b) age 17–68 years; and
(c) current episode of low back pain having at least a 4-week duration. Exclusion criteria included possible spinal pathology (e.g., carcinoma), severe or progressive motor weakness or central disc prolapse, pending litigation (e.g., workplace injury), bleeding disorders (e.g., hemophilia), and current treatment with wet-cupping.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ow Back Pain. Timepoint: At baseline and 3 months following intervention. Method of measurement: the McGill Present Pain Index.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Disability. Timepoint: At baseline and again 3 months following intervention. Method of measurement: Oswestry Pain Disability Index.;Medication. Timepoint: At baseline and again 3 months following intervention. Method of measurement: Medication Quantification Scale.