Wet cupping for varicose vein: efficacy and safety

Efficacy of Hijama bish shart(wet cupping) in primary varicose vein (Dawali)- A randomized controlled clinical trial - nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/01/079136

Enrollment

Registered

2025-01-21

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-02-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: I831- Varicose veins of lower extremities with inflammation

Interventions

Intervention1: Hijama bish shart (wet cupping) and compression stockings: subjects in the test group will undergo 3 sittings of Hij ?ma bish Shar? at regular intervals of 7 days (0 day, 7th day and 14

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient clinically diagnosed case of primary varicose vein 2. willing to sign the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.patients having grade 2 hypertension 2.patients of secondary varicose vein 3.pregnant and lactating women 4.patients who fail to follow up 5.patients having diabetus mellitus and other systemic illness eg cancer liver ,kidney, cardiac and pulmonary diseases 6.patients with haemoglobin less than 9.5gm/dl 7.patients having bleeding diathesis,HIV infection, hepatits B and C infection 8. patients of deep venous thrombosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
VCSS Score (Revised venous clinical severity score)Timepoint: At Baseline, 7th day, 14th day, 21st day	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcomeTimepoint: Not applicable	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf Abdul Nasir Ansari

National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore

abdulnasiransari@gmail.com9379165162

Outcome results

None listed

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