Effect of Wet cupping on Quality of Life of Adult Patients Complained from Chronic Medical Conditions in King Abdulaziz University

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20150504002

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2015-05-04

Start date

2013-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

Adult patients with chronic illness including pain Cupping&#44

Interventions

Wet cupping was performed by an expert certified physicians who regularly performed cupping in the clinical settings.

Active Comparator Other

Wet cupping

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria included all adult patients (18-60 years) referred for chronic medical conditions, fully understand the research process and willing to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded from the study if they were using medication on regular basis, if they were not willing to comply with the study protocol or if they had mental illnesses that interfere with completing the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
improve Quality of Life (QOL) of the patients after cupping 1 year WHOQOL- BREF before and after cupping,Decrease pain, improve all domains of QoL After cupping Pre and Post tests	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improve the WHO Quality of Life Domains 1 year Pre and Post test of WHOQOL	—

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Contacts

Public ContactSoad Al Jaouni

Hematology Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

dr.jaouni@gmail.com00966505668660

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026