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Short-term effects of cupping as pain and movement therapy and lumbar spine

Immediate effects of cupping on pain and range of motion of the lumbar spine

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5xtfj9
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-06-04
Start date
2019-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Myalgia

Interventions

After the initial evaluation, the volunteer will be sent to the procedure space, where he / she will choose an envelope that will be opened by the therapist responsible for the application of the inte
the second will be just below
the third and fourth will be placed next to the first, one to the right and one to the left
the fifth and sixth will be placed next to the second, one to the right and one to the left
1 minute sliding (slowly), with 0.5 cm suction in the same region. To facilitate the slip a hypoallergenic cream will be used. Placebo Group (GP): The participant will be in the stomach position and w
the second and third will be just below the first and second
1 minute sliding (slowly), without suction, only with slight manual pressure to slide the instrument in the same region. To facilitate the slip a hypoallergenic cream will be used. Immediately after t
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Sponsors

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina UDESC
Lead Sponsor
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina UDESC
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy adult volunteers; both genders; age between 18 and 60; weight within the limit of variation of 15% of that considered normal for men and women, taking into account the height and physical structure.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Volunteers with a history of alcohol or drug abuse; diagnosis of cardiac, renal, gastrointestinal, hepatic, pulmonary, neurological, psychiatric, hematological or metabolic pathologies; with lesions of the central nervous system, deformities established in the spine, previous lesion in the spine, inflammatory processes in the evaluated segment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
10% increase in lumbar spine range of motion, determined through the wells bench at the beginning and end of the study, in centimeters.;10% decrease in pain sensitivity at pressure, determined by algometry at the beginning and end of the study, in Kgf.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactRodrigo Okubo

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina UDESC

rokubo@ymail.com+55 48 98837-3399

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)