Dry cupping therapy is not superior to sham cupping to improve clinical outcomes in people with non-specific chronic low back pain: a randomised trial

Silva, Hugo Jário de Almeida; Barbosa, Germanna Medeiros; Silva, Rodrigo Scattone; Saragiotto, Bruno Tirotti; Oliveira, Jaine Maria Pontes; Pinheiro, Yago Tavares; Lins, Caio A.A.; Souza, Marcelo Cardoso de

doi:10.1016/j.jphys.2021.02.013

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“…The result of the present study is in accordance with a study done by Volpato et al (2020) (36) who found that a significant improvement in general activity, work, relationships, walking ability, enjoyment in life were observed post cupping treatment. This contradicts a study done in Brazil by Silva et al (2021) (37) who reported that no major effects of cupping could be confirmed on social life. Another study done in Egypt, Alexandria by Abdel Aziz, Abd El-Rasol& El-Gamal (2017) (38) contradicts the result of the present study where it was observed that the walking ability sub scale of functional ability was not affected significantly by the cupping therapy.…”

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Effect of Wet Cupping Therapy on Low Back Pain Severity and Functional Ability among Community Dwelling Older Adults

Alfauomy

Elgamal

Fatah

2023

Egyptian Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

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Low back pain (LBP) is a common symptom among older adults and a major cause of functional disability due to its high prevalence and persistence. Pain-related disability affects functional and psychosocial status which leads to poor quality of life of the older adults. Cupping therapy has become common approach used for management of LBP which has several advantages; as it is simple, cost effective, and safe method with low side effects than other current therapeutics. Objective: to determine the effect of wet cupping therapy on low back pain severity and functional ability among community dwelling older adults. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. Setting: the orthopedic outpatient clinic of Damanhour National Medical Institute, El-Behaira Governorate, Egypt. Subjects: The study subjects comprised fifty (50) older adults with LBP divided randomly into two matched groups of 25 subjects. Tools: three tools were used for data collection:1) Socio-demographic characteristics and Clinical Data of the Community Dwelling Older Adults with LBP Structured Interview schedule ,2) Iowa Pain Thermometer (IPT), 3) Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire. Results: the wet cupping group had a highly statistical significant reduction in pain severity (P= 0.008) and significant improvement in functional ability (P= 0.001) post cupping therapy compared to pre cupping therapy with a statistically significant difference between the wet cupping and control groups. Conclusion: wet cupping therapy had affected positively the severity of LBP and functional ability among older adults in the cupping group. Recommendations: Coordination with different health care settings and heath care team members to facilitate integration of wet cupping therapy in care of older adults with LBP as an effective treatment method.

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Section: Table (1):-distribution Of the Cupping And Control Groups Ac...contrasting

confidence: 68%

Effect of Wet Cupping Therapy on Low Back Pain Severity and Functional Ability among Community Dwelling Older Adults

Alfauomy

Elgamal

Fatah

2023

Egyptian Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

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“…However, the study presented several methodological limitations (e.g., flaws in the randomization process and small sample size) that led to a questionable conclusion. In this sense, we conducted a clinical trial with good methodological quality to reduce bias observed in previous studies [ 23 ], in which we observed that the application of real or sham dry cupping showed no difference in the clinical improvement of patients with CLBP.…”

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“…Between February and July 2020, participants from an ongoing randomized controlled trial (RCT) study [ 23 ] (ClinicalTrials.gov–NTC03909672) who completed a 2-month intervention were consecutively invited to participate in this qualitative study. People were eligible for inclusion if presented low back pain for ≥ 3 months, pain intensity between 3 and 8 on a numerical pain rating scale, age between 18 and 59 years, and body mass index of < 35 kg/m 2 .…”

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Exploring patient experiences of participating in a real and sham dry cupping intervention for nonspecific low back pain: A qualitative study

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Background The current quality of evidence supporting dry cupping for individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP) is low and suggests that nonspecific factors impact experiences reported by patients. Therefore, this study assessed the impacts of social and professional support on the experience of individuals with CLBP treated with dry cupping or sham. Method This is an observational study with qualitative approach. Twenty-four individuals with CLBP who received dry cupping or sham in a previous clinical trial were invited. Data was collected using a semi-structured interview conducted by a trained researcher. Content analysis was used to analyze experiences, systematic procedures, and description of the content of messages. The dimensions of “pain”, “general perceptions”, and “perceived social and professional support” guided the analysis. Results Answers of both groups converged on similar perceptions, especially regarding pain. Physical condition was the most fragile aspect. We also observed an influence of perceived social and professional support on painful symptoms. Thus, the experience of individuals with CLBP treated with dry cupping or sham indicated that factors related to social and professional support impacted results. Conclusions We observed that individuals with CLBP reported similar perceptions of the effects of dry cupping or sham treatment, indicating that contextual factors may influence the perception of these individuals regarding the treatment received.

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“…Das erste Studienprotokoll mit Doppelverblindung wurde 2019 veröffentlicht 5 . Die Auswertung der Studie zeigte keine Überlegenheit des Schröpfens gegenüber Sham-Schröpfen, bei dem durch Löcher in den Schröpf-Cups der Unterdruck innerhalb von Sekunden entweicht, bei Patienten mit chronischer Lumbalgie 6 . Auch bei dieser Studie ist die Verblindung nicht vollständig möglich gewesen 5 6 .…”

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Effekte der Schröpftherapie bei Amateur- und Profisportlern: ein systematisches Review randomisierter kontrollierter Studien

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Dry cupping therapy is not superior to sham cupping to improve clinical outcomes in people with non-specific chronic low back pain: a randomised trial

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References 52 publications

Effect of Wet Cupping Therapy on Low Back Pain Severity and Functional Ability among Community Dwelling Older Adults

Effect of Wet Cupping Therapy on Low Back Pain Severity and Functional Ability among Community Dwelling Older Adults

Exploring patient experiences of participating in a real and sham dry cupping intervention for nonspecific low back pain: A qualitative study

Effekte der Schröpftherapie bei Amateur- und Profisportlern: ein systematisches Review randomisierter kontrollierter Studien

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