Continue or Stop Applying Wet Cupping (Al-Hijamah) in Migraine
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interventional
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1 country
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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
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2017
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 3, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2018
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 14, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 27, 2018
CompletedJune 6, 2018
June 1, 2018
1.1 years
March 14, 2018
June 4, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
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 COMPARATORFrom 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.
Discontinue WCT Application
NO INTERVENTIONNo intervention in this arm.Only MIDAS applied
Interventions
cupping technique procedure was conducted in five phases:Primary suction,Area disinfection,Scarification,Bloodletting and secondary suction and Removing and dressing
Eligibility Criteria
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)
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: 27157951BACKGROUNDAhmadi 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: 18306448BACKGROUNDBenli 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
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
SULEYMAN ERSOY
Karabuk University
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