Moving cupping in the treatment of patients with chronic low back pain

Evaluating the efficacy of moving cupping for chronic low back pain using shear wave elastography: a parallel-arm, randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0008282

Enrollment

Registered

2023-03-10

Start date

2023-08-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : This is an RCT study using moving cupping as the intervention. The treatment area and method are as follows: Treatment area: Bilateral 4-8 cm area around the spinous processes of

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Individuals aged 18 years or older but under 60 years of age 2) Individuals with symptoms of low back pain lasting for at least 12 weeks 3) Individuals with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of less than 35 kg/m2 4) Individuals with a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain intensity score of =4 5) Individuals who can understand the purpose and procedures of the study, and voluntarily decide to participate and provide written consent after receiving an explanation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Individuals with medical experience of moving cupping 2) Individuals with medical experience of gold thread therapy 3) Individuals diagnosed with spinal tumors, spinal infections, or ankylosing spondylitis 4) Individuals with a history of spinal surgery such as spinal fusion or laminectomy 5) Individuals with factors that may affect hemostasis such as taking anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents, or having bleeding disorders 6) Individuals with severe atopic dermatitis, keloid-prone skin, other skin hypersensitivity, or uncontrolled diabetic skin diseases 7) Individuals with a significant neuropsychiatric history or current neuropsychiatric disorders 8) Individuals with a history of alcohol or substance abuse 9) Pregnant or lactating women or women planning to become pregnant.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mean change in kPa of low back elastography (ultrasonography)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mean change in kPa compared to baseline (V1), after 1 weeks post-treatment (V5, follow-up), NRS, ODI,EQ-5D,PGA,Outlier detection, BMI	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYEONHAK KIM

Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital

kimyh930@gmail.com+82-55-360-5689

Outcome results