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Adjunctive Wet Cupping for Acute Non-Specific Low Back Pain
Sponsor: Ataturk University
Summary
This prospective randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness and safety of adjunctive wet cupping therapy combined with standard pharmacological treatment in adults presenting to the emergency department with acute non-specific low back pain. A total of 80 adult patients were randomly assigned to receive either wet cupping therapy plus intravenous dexketoprofen or intravenous dexketoprofen alone. Pain intensity was assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at baseline and at 10, 20, and 30 minutes after treatment, as well as at 24 hours. Secondary outcomes included the need for rescue analgesia, analgesic consumption during the first 24 hours after discharge, patient satisfaction, and treatment-related adverse events. The study was designed to determine whether adding wet cupping therapy to standard pharmacological treatment provides additional pain relief and improves short-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute non-specific low back pain.
Official title: YAŞ KUPA UYGULAMASININ AKUT AĞRI ŞİKAYETİ İLE BAŞVURAN HASTALARDA ANALJEZİK ETKİNLİĞİNİN ARAŞTIRILMASI
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2022-03-07
Completion Date
2022-06-17
Last Updated
2026-09-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Wet Cupping Therapy
A single session of wet cupping therapy was performed under sterile conditions by trained healthcare personnel. Wet cupping was applied at three predefined anatomical locations: one point corresponding to the DU14 acupuncture point and two bilateral paraspinal points corresponding to the BL25 region. Dry cupping was initially applied for approximately 4-5 minutes, followed by superficial skin incisions and an additional 4-5 minutes of negative pressure to allow controlled blood extraction.
Dexketoprofen
All participants received 50 mg intravenous dexketoprofen trometamol diluted in 100 mL of normal saline and administered over approximately 5 minutes immediately after enrolment.
Locations (1)
Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine - Emergency Department
Erzurum, Yakutiye, Turkey (Türkiye)