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The Effect of Wet Cupping Therapy on Headache and Migraine-related Disability

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Migraine-related Headache
Registration Number
NCT06568757
Lead Sponsor
Mersin University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Those between the ages of 18-65,<br><br> - Those who are literate, speak Turkish and have no communication problems,<br><br> - Those diagnosed with migraine according to the International Classification of<br> Headache Disorders (ICHD-3),<br><br> - Those who have had headaches for the last three months and are receiving medical<br> treatment for this reason,<br><br> - Those who want to have cupping therapy,<br><br> - Those who do not have any bleeding or coagulation disorders,<br><br> - Those who have not had wet cupping therapy in the last three months,<br><br> - Those who have a contraindication for wet cupping therapy (e.g. hemoglobin values<br> below 9.5 gr/dl, INR below 1.5),<br><br> - Those who do not have a history of malignancy,<br><br> - Those who do not have an open wound in the application area,<br><br> - Those who do not have any psychiatric disorders<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Patients with any incurable disease,<br><br> - Patients with a physical disability in the area where the application will be made,<br><br> - Patients with any skin disease in the area where the application will be made,<br><br> - Patients with large scar tissue in the area where the application will be made,<br><br> - Patients with a history of physical trauma in the area where the application will be<br> made in the last three months,<br><br> - Patients with any peripheral vascular disease in the area where the application will<br> be made,<br><br> - Patients who have used any complementary and integrative health application in the<br> last three months,<br><br> - Patients who have received pain blockade treatment in the last year

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Wet Cupping Therapy Patient Opinion Form (Pre-Intervention);Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Wet Cupping Therapy Patient Opinion Form (Post-Intervention);Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS)
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