Bloating. Flatulence and related conditions
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Cupping therapy will be performed four times. Each cupping therapy session time will be about 10-15 minutes. The intervention time will be fourteen days, and every
Sponsors
Yazd University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients aged 18 to 55 years who have symptoms of bloating and have both of the following two criteria according to ROME 4. 1. Feeling of frequent bloating, sense of fullness, or increased abdominal distention, that these symptoms occur at least 1 day a week and overcome other symptoms. 2. The onset of symptoms should be at least 6 months before the diagnosis and the predominant symptoms (bloating or distention) have been present for the past 3 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy or breastfeeding in women Acute or chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract Celiac disease functional dyspepsia irritable bowel syndrome
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of bloating. Timepoint: Before the study, two weeks after starting the study, and two weeks after finishing the study. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of bloating. Timepoint: Before the study, two weeks after starting the study, and two weeks after finishing the study. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMohammad Saeed Kalantari Meybodi
Yazd University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed