Cupping Therapy in Fibromyalgia

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• Conditions: Fibromyalgia; C05.651

• Registration Number: RBR-7rppdgs
• Lead Sponsor: Adriana Teresa Silva

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2022-08-30
• Study Start: 2023-09-21
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Age between 30 and 65 years old; female and presenting the clinical diagnosis with fibromyalgia syndrome;; for more than three consecutive months; which was based on the diagnostic criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (2010); accept to participate and sign the Informed Consent Term (TCLE)

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who had dermatological disorders at the application site; presence of deep venous thrombosis; presence of central and peripheral nervous system injury; orthopedic surgeries performed at the application site and did not accept signing the TLCE were excluded from the present study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Expected outcome 1 that will be analyzed using the Numerical Pain Scale. It is expected to find a significant difference in the reduction of less than 2 scores in pain perception in the experimental group;Outcome found 1 analyzed using the Numeric Pain Scale. In the study sample, we did not find a significant difference in pain reduction in the experimental group;Expected outcome 2 which will be analyzed using the 2010 American College of Rheumatology scale for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia. It is expected to find significant statistical differences in the total score and subitems of the scale with a reduction in values when comparing groups and between times in the experimental group;Outcome found 2 analyzed using the 2010 American College of Rheumatology scale for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia. In the subscale named generalized pain index, we found a statistically significant difference in the comparison between pre- and post-intervention times