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TREATING LOW BACK PAIN BY BLOOD LETTING THERAPY IN AYURVEDA

EFFECT OF ALABU RAKTAMOKASHANA (CUPPING THERAPY) ON SELECTED INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS (TNF-α, IL-6, hsCRP) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PAIN IN NON-SPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN - AN OPEN LABEL CLINICAL TRIAL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/12/038815
Enrollment
15
Registered
2021-12-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M539- Dorsopathy, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

KAHER Shri B M K Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Subjects fulfilling Diagnostic criteria of Non-Specific low back pain 2 Yogya for Raktamokshana 3 Subjects with normal CT BT and No clinical signs of Anaemia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Ayogya for Raktamokshana including Sarvanga shopha Pandu Arsha Udara Shosha Garbinishopha 2 Subjects with HO spinal tuberculosis lesion injury HIV I II HbsAG infections severe anaemia or any other chronic illness Like Diabetes Hypertension etc and pregnancy 3 Subjects with Surgical History for back pain 4 Subjects with KCO bleeding disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1 Shoola Stambha Suptata at Kati Pradesha 2 VAS by WONG-BAKER Face Rating Scale 3 VDS 4 Oswestry low back disability index 5Straight Leg Raising Test. 6Range of motion 7Inflammatory biomarkers from blood sample TNFα IL6 hsCRP Timepoint: baseline immediately after treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1 Shoola Stambha Suptata at Kati Pradesha 2 VAS by WONG-BAKER Face Rating Scale 3 VDS 4 Oswestry low back disability index 5 Straight Leg Raising Test. 6 Range of motion 7 Inflammatory biomarkers from blood sample TNFα IL6 hsCRP Timepoint: 24hours after treatment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pradeep S Shindhe

KAHER SHRI BMK AYURVEDA MAHAVIDYALAYA

pshindhe@gmail.com9986331357

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026