The Efficacy of Wet Cupping on Blood Pressure Among Hypertension Patients

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

80

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2013

Primary Completion Date

February 28, 2014

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2014

Conditions
Hypertension
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Wet cupping

Wet cupping is the process of using a vacuum at different points on the body in order to gather the blood in that area. Then apply few superficial incisions (small, light scratches using a razor) on those areas, followed by repeating the vacuum on the same areas in order to remove 'harmful' blood which lies just beneath the surface of the skin.

OTHER

Conventional treatment

According to Saudi Hypertension management guidelines, hypertension patients may require life style modification alone , especially for newly diagnosed cases, or my require life style modification and drug treatment. This will be decided by the treating team in the hospital.

Trial Locations (1)

21589

King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Joint Program of Family and Community Medicine, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

OTHER

lead

King Abdulaziz University

OTHER

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