Trial reportBrazilian journal of physical therapy
Dry cupping therapy has no effect on pain, function, or quality of life in women with knee osteoarthritis: Randomized placebo-controlled trial.
Trial report in Brazilian journal of physical therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04331158 (The Effects of Dry Cupping on Pain, Function and Quality of Life of Women With Knee Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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The Effects of Dry Cupping on Pain, Function and Quality of Life of Women With Knee Osteoarthritis: Protocol for a Placebo-controlled Randomized Trial
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Abstract
backgroundEfficacy of cupping is known to be controversial, and the heterogeneity of the studies contributes to the uncertainty about its real benefits.
objectiveTo evaluate the effects of dry cupping therapy on pain, disability, functional capacity, and quality of life compared to sham cupping in women with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
methodsThis is a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Women with KOA aged 50-75 years were randomized into two groups: an experimental group, (receiving dry cupping therapy) and a control group (receiving sham cupping). Treatments consisted of 12 sessions, for 15 min, 2 × /week, for 6 consecutive weeks. Groups were evaluated at baseline (T0), 3 weeks after randomization (T3), at post-intervention or 6 weeks after randomization (T6), and 10 weeks after randomization (follow-up: T10). The primary outcome was pain intensity at rest or during movement, and secondary outcomes were the Global Perceived Effect (GPE), 30-seconds sit-to-stand test (STS-30), disability, 40-meter Fast-paced Walk Test (40mFPWT), and 8-step stair climb test (8-step SCT).
resultsA total of 62 women with KOA were recruited. We observed a significant within-group reduction for the primary outcome (i.e., pain intensity at rest and during movement) and for some secondary outcomes, there were no differences between groups for all variables in any of the timepoints.
conclusionDry cupping therapy was not superior to sham cupping in improving pain, functional capacity, and quality of life, and in GPE in women with knee osteoarthritis.
trial registrationNCT04331158.
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