Chronic non-specific low back Pain: comparing the efficacy of wet-cupping and conventional treatment.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- ow back pain.Low back pain, Loin pain, Low back strain
- Registration Number
- IRCT201302167274N7
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Guilan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
age 16-65 years; Low back pain persisting for 4 weeks or more.
Exclusion criteria: possible spinal pathology (e.g., carcinoma); severe or progressive motor weakness or central disc prolapse in the last 3 years; bleeding disorders (coagulopathies such as hemophilia) and history of treatment with wet-cupping in the last 6 months; radicular or referral back pain with probable discopathy disorders; VAS score lower than 4; and localized tenderness on the spinal process.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Disability index. Timepoint: Baseline assessment, post treatment and final follow-up visit. Method of measurement: Oswestry Disability Index.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity. Timepoint: Baseline assessment, post treatment and final follow-up visit. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.