Dry Cupping Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Osteo Arthritis Knee
- Pain
- Pain, Chronic
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: dry cupping group and dry cupping sham groupMasking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)Masking Description: To avoid any type of selection bias, the confidential allocation method will be through opaque envelopes, sealed and numbered consecutively. The randomization process will be carried out by an independent researcher who will not be involved in other study procedures. The group in which the participant will be allocated will be revealed to the researcher responsible for the consultations prior to the first intervention.Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 50 years and 75 years
- Gender
- Only males
Description
The intervention will be carried out for 15 minutes, twice a week, for 6 consecutive weeks, totaling 12 sessions. Both groups will be evaluated in 4 moments: before the intervention (T0), after 3 weeks of interventions (T3), at the end of the protocol (T6) and 4 weeks after the end of the interventi...
The intervention will be carried out for 15 minutes, twice a week, for 6 consecutive weeks, totaling 12 sessions. Both groups will be evaluated in 4 moments: before the intervention (T0), after 3 weeks of interventions (T3), at the end of the protocol (T6) and 4 weeks after the end of the interventions (follow-up - T10). The analyzed outcomes will be: Primary - pain (numerical pain scale); Secondary - Physical function (WOMAC; tests of going up / down stairs, brisk walking in 40 m and sitting / rising from a chair in 30 s), quality of life (SF-36) and global perception of the effect
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04331158
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Study Chair: Marcelo C de Souza, PT, PhD Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
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