Effects of Core Stabilization Exercises With and Without Dry Cupping in Patients With Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
• Interventions: Other: Dry cupping with core stabilization exercises; Other: Core stabilization exercises

• Registration Number: NCT05404984
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of core stabilization exercises with and without dry cupping on pain and disability in patients with sacroiliac joint dysfunction.

Detailed Description

Low back pain (LBP) is recognized by its most common symptom - pain - and is known as the primary cause of disability one of the most frequent pain-producing factors in patients with LBP is sacroiliac joint dysfunctions (SJD). The sacroiliac joint dysfunction syndrome (SIJDS) is a contentious topic that is a common cause of low back pain (LBP) and patients often seek physical therapy helps to deal with their symptoms. Dry cupping on the SIJ is a physical therapy technique that has been supported by research in numerous areas, including pain reduction and SIJ mobility promotion.

But, in previous studies, there is very less literature regarding determining effects of the dry cupping on sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Therefore there is a dire need to explore the effect of dry cupping on sacroiliac joint dysfunction. This study aims the management of pain disability and functional impairment in persons with sacroiliac joint dysfunction particularly core stabilization exercises along with dry cupping therapy.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-31
• Study Start: 2022-06
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-03
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-03
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-01
• Study Completion: 2023-01-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• Chronic low back pain for more than 3 months
• Pain on performing pain provocative tests for sacroiliac dysfunction
• Oswestry disability index above 20% but below 80%

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants suffering from specific low back pain like PIVD with instability or any radicular symptoms, lumbar spondylosis, lumbarcanal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, sensory deficits, malignancies and tuberculosis.
• Any traumatic conditions around the pelvis and lower limbs, any infectious, tumors conditions around the pelvis.
• Pregnancy, any lower limb abnormalities, any recently underwent abdominal and low back surgery.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dry cupping with core stabilization exercises	Dry cupping with core stabilization exercises	On 12 patients, dry cupping will be performed by using a disposable manual cupping set including a hand suction pump and plastic cups of different sizes. These cups will be placed over the points GB 30, Huantiao, BL-28 Pangguangshu, BL-54 ZHIBIAN and EM-Yaoyan. After dry cupping session core stabilization exercises will be added.
Core stabilization exercises	Core stabilization exercises	12 patients will be asked to perform core stabilization exercises where the local stabilizers of the lumbopelvic region will be targeted to ensure segmental control in different positions such as supine, crook-lying, side-lying, prone, four-point kneeling, sitting, and standing.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
NPRS for pain	6th week	The Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) is a subjective measure in which individuals rate their pain on an eleven-point numerical scale. The scale is composed of 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (worst imaginable pain).
Modified ODI for disability	6th week	It is a disease-specific disability measure and is used to find the level of disability with the help of questions asking about difficulty in performing activities of daily life in 10 different sections.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Riphah Rehabilitation Clinic; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan