Evaluation of the effect of cupping on clinical symptoms of adult asthma 18-60 years
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Mild to moderate asthma.Asthma
- Registration Number
- IRCT20181110041600N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with mild to moderate asthma are diagnosed by a pulmonary specialist.
Patients with stable conditions.
The patient's age is 18 to 60 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with severe asthma and need hospitalization
Patients with underlying conditions such as CF, bronchopulmonary, dysplasia, heart failure, pulmonary embolism, bronchotracheomalacia, bronchiectasis, sarcoidosis, and diabetes
Consumer of drugs such as aspirin, beta-blockers and NSAIDs
Cupping less than a month
Patients with a history of coagulation disorders
Patients with a history of anemia
Weak immune system
Smokers
Breastfeeding
Pregnancy
Inability to speak Persian
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluation of clinical symptoms of patients with mild to moderate asthma. Timepoint: At week zero and at the end of weeks one, two, four, six and eight. Method of measurement: Asthma Control Test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluation of clinical symptoms of patients with mild to moderate asthma. Timepoint: In the week of zero and at the end of the first, second, fourth, sixth and eighth weeks. Method of measurement: Asthma control questionnaire.