Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
The Effect of Wet Cupping Therapy on Headache and Migraine-related Disability
Lead Sponsor:
Mersin University
Conditions:
Migraine-related Headache
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-64 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of wet cupping therapy (cupping) applied once to the head and neck region on the severity of headache and disability in patients diagnosed with mi...
Detailed Description
The cupping application, which has a very old history and varies in different countries and cultures, is preferred especially in Islamic geography as wet cupping application and in Far Eastern countri...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Those between the ages of 18-65,
- Those who are literate, speak Turkish and have no communication problems,
- Those diagnosed with migraine according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3),
- Those who have had headaches for the last three months and are receiving medical treatment for this reason,
- Those who want to have cupping therapy,
- Those who do not have any bleeding or coagulation disorders,
- Those who have not had wet cupping therapy in the last three months,
- Those who have a contraindication for wet cupping therapy (e.g. hemoglobin values below 9.5 gr/dl, INR below 1.5),
- Those who do not have a history of malignancy,
- Those who do not have an open wound in the application area,
- Those who do not have any psychiatric disorders
Exclusion
- Patients with any incurable disease,
- Patients with a physical disability in the area where the application will be made,
- Patients with any skin disease in the area where the application will be made,
- Patients with large scar tissue in the area where the application will be made,
- Patients with a history of physical trauma in the area where the application will be made in the last three months,
- Patients with any peripheral vascular disease in the area where the application will be made,
- Patients who have used any complementary and integrative health application in the last three months,
- Patients who have received pain blockade treatment in the last year
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 23 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 17 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06568757
Start Date
September 23 2024
End Date
March 17 2025
Last Update
August 23 2024
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