NCT03479060

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the short and long-term effects of application of Wet Cupping Therapy (WCT) in the treatment of migraine headaches in adults.Half of the participants will continue WCT application and the other half will not.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
109

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2017

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 3, 2017

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2018

Completed
28 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2018

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 14, 2018

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 27, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

June 6, 2018

Status Verified

June 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

1.1 years

First QC Date

March 14, 2018

Last Update Submit

June 4, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

Wet cupping therapyMigraineMIDAS

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • MIDAS evaluation

    Improvement in the Disability values which were evaluated with MIDAS

    At the end of the 12th month.

Study Arms (2)

Continue WCT Application

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

From the 3rd month to the 12th month Wet cupping applied as an intervention MIDAS was applied at the end of the 6th and 12th months.

Procedure: Wet Cupping

Discontinue WCT Application

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention in this arm.Only MIDAS applied

Interventions

Wet CuppingPROCEDURE

cupping technique procedure was conducted in five phases:Primary suction,Area disinfection,Scarification,Bloodletting and secondary suction and Removing and dressing

Continue WCT Application

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 70 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Subject has migraine headache

You may not qualify if:

  • History of head and neck surgery, Diagnosis of sinusitis Diagnosis of fibromyalgia and inflammatory disease (rheumatism, infection etc.) Diagnosis of cancer Diagnosis of bleeding disorder Malignant hypertension

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Karabuk University Karabuk Research and Education hospital

Karabük, Karabük Province, 78070, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Sajid MI. Hijama therapy (wet cupping) - its potential use to complement British healthcare in practice, understanding, evidence and regulation. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2016 May;23:9-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2016.01.003. Epub 2016 Feb 1.

    PMID: 27157951BACKGROUND
  • Ahmadi A, Schwebel DC, Rezaei M. The efficacy of wet-cupping in the treatment of tension and migraine headache. Am J Chin Med. 2008;36(1):37-44. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X08005564.

    PMID: 18306448BACKGROUND
  • Benli AR, Oruc MA. What is the difference of effectiveness of wet cupping therapy in migraine types?. Biomedical Research, 2017, 28.20.

    BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Migraine DisordersMigraine with AuraMigraine without Aura

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Headache Disorders, PrimaryHeadache DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System Diseases

Study Officials

  • SULEYMAN ERSOY

    Karabuk University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assist.Prof. Department of Family Medicine

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 14, 2018

First Posted

March 27, 2018

Study Start

January 3, 2017

Primary Completion

February 1, 2018

Study Completion

March 1, 2018

Last Updated

June 6, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-06

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