Treatment of Sciatica by Cupping therapy
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M00-M99- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/08/071801
- Lead Sponsor
- Jamia Hamdard univrsity
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Age- 18 to 65 years.
All genders.
Already diagnosed patients of sciatica(chronic cases) having constant pain since 3 months or more presenting with all or some of the following signs and symptoms.
Unilateral leg pain greater than low back pain radiating towards leg/ foot/toes.
Numbness and/ tingling sensation in the same distribution.
Positive straight-leg-raising test.
Pain intensity score of 30-60 mm on a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS).
Willingness to accept wet cupping intervention
Pregnant and lactating women.
Patients of previous back surgery or lumbar spine surgery.
Patients of spinal tumors, gross or fixed developmental deformity, cauda equine or vertebral fracture.
Pelvic or Back trauma.
Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Ankylosing spondylosis.
Patients of bleeding disorders.
Patients of anaemia (Hb less than 10 gm)
Patients with Chronic liver, kidney or heart disease
Motor weakness or Muscle wasting
Patients suffering from Psychiatric disorders
HCV and HBsAg positive patients
History of stroke, severe hypertension and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
Unwilling to participate in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in Pain intensity and other symptoms of Sciatica. <br/ ><br>Improvement in Range of motion of hip jointTimepoint: Day 1 and Day 42
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in time to climb stairs. <br/ ><br>An increase in distance covered in 6 minutes walk on plain surfaceTimepoint: Day 1 and Day 42