Wet Cupping (AlHijamah); Double Versus Single Cupping Technique

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

70

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2015

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2016

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2016

Conditions
Low Back Pain
Interventions
PROCEDURE

wet cupping

"In double cupping (traditional technique): Cupping (suction) then scarification then cupping (suction).~In single cupping (Asian): puncture using auto lancet then cupping (suction). In both techniques 4 out of 6 acupoints (BL23, BL24, BL25 bilateral) will be selected."

Trial Locations (2)

Unknown

King Fahad Hospital, Jeddah

King Fahad Hospital, Madinah

All Listed Sponsors
lead

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Saudi Arabia

OTHER_GOV

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