Effect of Cupping Therapy on Nitric Oxide Level in Patients With Cervical Spondylosis

NCT06271525 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/002532
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

this study will be conducted to investigate the effect of cupping therapy on the nitric oxide level in patients with cervical spondylosis

Conditions

Cervical Spondylosis

Keywords

cupping therapy; Cervical Spondylosis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• the nitric oxide level

  Spectrophotometer device will be used to measure the level of nitric oxide

  up to three months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• cervical range of motion

  up to three months

• pain intensity

  up to three months

Study Arms (1)

cupping therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

patients with cervical spondylosis will receive cupping therapy one time per month for three months

Other: cupping therapy

Interventions

cupping therapy OTHER

All the patients will be asked to be in a sitting position with both feet flat on the floor the cupping group will receive the cupping bloodletting at three acupuncture points (SI15, GB21, LI15) the medium size glass with a diameter of 4cm and a volume of 260ml. Each wet cupping treatment procedure will last about 20 min and will be conducted in five steps. 1. -Primary sucking 2. -Scarification 3- Bloodletting 4-Removal 5 -Dressing

cupping therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 24 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients with (cervical spondylosis) from both sexes.
• Age range (24-60) in chronic stages.
• BMI from20-25 kg/m2.

You may not qualify if:

• Renal and hepatic patients.
• Anemia, hepatic disease, and dermatological diseases.
• Morbid obese patients if their BMI exceeds the 25 kg/m2 will be also excluded.
• the patients are taking any medications known to affect the pain level
• The patients have a systemic illness, dermatological problems, skin allergy, local ischemic problems

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Shady Abdelsattar Refaat: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spondylosis

Interventions

Cupping Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spinal Diseases; Bone Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: principle investigator shady abdelsattar refaat

Model Details: cupping therapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 14, 2024
• First Posted: February 21, 2024
• Study Start: February 20, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 20, 2024
• Study Completion: May 20, 2024
• Last Updated: February 21, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02