"Cupping Therapy Combined With Conventional Physical Therapy Improves Pain and Health Related Quality of Life Among Female Patients of Low Back Pain''
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interventional
40
1 country
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Brief Summary
A randomized control trial will be done on diagnosed Low Back Pain patients in Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi. There is a growing interest and demand in the field of Complementary And Alternative Medicine(CAM), nowadays .The purpose of the study is to determine the effects of cupping therapy combined with conventional physical therapy to exercise to lower the pain and improve the health related quality of life of the patient using the modified SF - 36 scale. The conventional physical therapy includes hot pack placed on the low back region for ten minutes, interferential current therapy was used which has four round electrodes measuring 2.75 inches placed on the desired area(low back) waveform used was IFC- 4p , having a carrier frequency of 4000 Hz and a frequency of 80/150 Hz, vector scan was off , the intensity was increased manually according to the capacity of the patient and the treatment time was 15 minutes, strenghtening exercises such as william flexion were done once in the rehabilition center and patient was given a home plan to follow twice daily with 15 repitions each.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable low-back-pain
Started Jul 2020
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable low-back-pain
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 10, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2020
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 11, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 16, 2021
CompletedAugust 16, 2021
July 1, 2020
3 months
August 11, 2021
August 11, 2021
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Visual Analogue Scale for Pain
8 weeks
Health Related Quality of life
8 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Control Group
ACTIVE COMPARATORIt includes participants receiving conventional physical therapy for low back pain female patients for a period of 6 months. McKenzie extension exercise Protocol Moist Heat Pack for 10 mins McKenzie Extension Protocol Sequence Static: 1. Lying Prone 2. Lying prone in extension 3. Sustained extension 4. Posture correction Dynamic: 5. Extension in lying 6. Extension in lying with clinician overpressure 7. Extension mobilization 8. Extension in standing
Experimental Group
EXPERIMENTALGroup (A) Involves participants receiving cupping therapy along with conventional physicla therapy for a period of 6 months . Moist Heat Pack for 10 mins McKenzie Extension Exercise Protocol
Interventions
Moist Heat Pack for 10 mins McKenzie Extension Protocol Sequence Static: 1. Lying Prone 2. Lying prone in extension 3. Sustained extension 4. Posture correction Dynamic: 5. Extension in lying 6. Extension in lying with clinician overpressure 7. Extension mobilization 8. Extension in standing
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Female population of age between 30 to 50 years.
- Female patients with diagnosed low back pain.
You may not qualify if:
- Female population with cardiological, neurological, circulatory and orthopedic problems opens wounds or bone fractures.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Foundation University Islamabad
Islamabad, Federal, 46000, Pakistan
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 11, 2021
First Posted
August 16, 2021
Study Start
July 10, 2020
Primary Completion
October 1, 2020
Study Completion
December 1, 2020
Last Updated
August 16, 2021
Record last verified: 2020-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share