Evaluating the Effect of Wet Cupping on quality of life in the Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Phase 4
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecifiedJ44.9
- Registration Number
- IRCT20200101045976N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 56
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with moderate COPD diagnosed by lung specialty
From 30 years old to 60 years old
Individual willingness and satisfaction to enter the study
stable clinical condition
The same type of medication used
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with a history of anemia
Patients with a history of coagulopathy
History of treatment with wet cupping in the last 1 month
Lactation
Pregnancy
Patients with severe COPD and need hospitalization
Patients with underlying diseases such Cystic fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, heart failure, bronchotracheomalacia, bronchiectasis, pulmonary embolism, and sarcoidosis
Patients taking drugs such as aspirin, beta-blocker and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluation of quality of life of patients. Timepoint: The time of study inclusion and one and three weeks later. Method of measurement: COPD Assessment Test (CAT) Questionnair.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method