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Effect of Neurogenic Acupoint CUPPING ON WOMEN WITH CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN

Unknown statusNot applicableNCT04436445
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of dry cupping on women with chronic pelvic pain. BACKGROUND: Recent studies have examined the efficacy of dry cupping on acupoints for various pain-related conditions. They showed good result . However, no studies up to date has been evaluated the effect of dry cupping in treating Chronic pelvic pain. Therefore, this study is the first one which aims to investigate the effect of dry cupping on women suffering from Chronic pelvic pain. This study may expand the role of physiotherapy in woman's health. HYPOTHESE: There is no effect of bioptron light therapy on postmenopausal osteoporosis. RESEARCH QUESTION: There is no effect of dry cupping on chronic pelvic pain.

Study details

Official title
Effect of Neurogenic Acupoint Cupping on Hs-CRP and Pain Perception in Women With Chronic Pevic Pain
Interventions
  • Combination product: dry cupping
  • Other: Life style modification
Sponsor
Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt
Start date
2018-07-15
Primary completion
2020-09-01
Sex
Female
Age range
from 25 Years to 40 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
Egypt
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * thirty married women suffering from chronic pelvic pain * Their age will range from 25 to 40 years old. * Their BMI will be ≤ 30 kg/m2. * They should be non-smokers. * They should have sedentary life style without participation at any exercise training program during this study. * Maximum parity number is three. * Their score is less than 6 on The Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index and Problem Index" (The O'Leary-Sant), to exclude Interstitial Cystitis. * Their score on visual analog scale above 5. * Their muscle strength is good in hip abductor, adductor, external rotator and internal rotator muscles . * Their pelvic floor muscle strength is good. Exclusion Criteria: * Women having any serious physical disorders such as vertebral fractures, disk hernia, acute inflammation and deep venous thrombosis. * Women having any problems in the acupoints such as fractures, ulcers, varicose veins, skin disease or inflammation. * Women having history of cancer or congenital anomaly. * Use of any kind of analgesic medications or contraceptive pills. * Diabetic or hypertensive patient. * Have any auto immune disease (rheumatoid, lupus), chest disease and cardiac disease. * HS-CRP test exclusion patient during menses, patient suffering any medical condition increase inflammation ex cough, sneezing. * Patient suffering from chronic pelvic pain due to another cause except PID.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04436445