Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy of Wet Cupping Therapy on Fibromyalgia
Lead Sponsor:
Karabuk University
Conditions:
Fibromyalgia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background and purpose: Although wet cupping therapy (WCT) is in use, clinical investigations of its efficiency are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of wet cupping therapy (WC...
Detailed Description
Background: Cupping therapy is a traditional treatment method especially belonging to our geography. In addition to being on the agenda as a traditional treatment method all over the world in recent y...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The inclusion criteria are being 18-65 years old, having been diagnosed as fibromyalgia (ACR 2016 diagnosis criteria) and consenting to participate in the study
Exclusion
- Those who are accompanied with any chronic disease and on daily medication, contraindicated to WCT as determined in the routine blood tests that were routinely performed before the prior to application (Hgb \<9,5; INR\> 1,2,; Hgb \<9,5, etc) and who received WCT in the last three months will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 5 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05253482
Start Date
January 5 2022
End Date
July 30 2023
Last Update
October 5 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Umraniye Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34070