Clinical trial NCT05975801: Dry Cupping Therapy on Rotator Cuff Injuries
Official title: Investigation of the Effectiveness of Dry Cupping Therapy on Rotator Cuff Injuries
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Rotator Cuff Injuries
Shoulder Pain
Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
Keywords: Complementary Therapies
Cupping Therapy
Range of Motion
Rotator Cuff Injuries
Shoulder Pain
Quality of Life
Lead sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-04
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 25
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Shoulder pain is the most common musculoskeletal problem after spine and knee complaints. Rotator cuff injuries (RCI) are the most common cause of shoulder pain. RCI includes a wide spectrum from subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) to chronic tendinopathy, partial and total ruptures of the rotator cuff. In recent years there has been a renewed interest in traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) for various musculoskeletal problems. Cupping therapy, which is one of the most commonly used TCM methods, is one of the oldest medical applications with thousands of years of history. Although it is thought to be effective in many diseases, there are not enough studies in the literature about its effectiveness and mechanism of action. Our aim in this study is to investigate the effects of moving dry cupping therapy on pain, range of motion (ROM), functionality and quality of life in RCI.

Detailed description: Shoulder pain is the most common musculoskeletal problem after spine and knee complaints. Rotator cuff injuries (RCI) are the most common cause of shoulder pain. RCI includes a wide spectrum from subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) to chronic tendinopathy, partial and total ruptures of the rotator cuff. Conservative and surgical techniques are used in the treatment. Conservative treatments; various medical treatments, activity modifications, hot and cold agents, exercise, manual therapy, acupuncture, electrophysical agents, etc. includes applications. In recent years there has been a renewed interest in traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) for various musculoskeletal problems. Cupping therapy is an ancient TCM treatment that has been practiced in different ways in many cultures in Asia, Europe and the Middle East throughout history, but its true origin remains unclear. Although cupping therapy has been used to treat pain and various complaints for thousands of years, it has almost disappeared from the therapeutic spectrum of Western medicine with pharmacological developments in the late 20th century. However, over the past few years, interest in the cup has increased, and new clinical research suggests that the cup may be potentially effective in the management of painful conditions, in the treatment of pain-related diseases. Although it is stated in the literature that it is used in the treatment of many neuromusculoskeletal problems, according to the information participants have obtained in the relevant literature, there is not yet a study examining the effects of cupping therapy in RCI. In the light of these data, our aim in this study is to investigate the effects of moving dry cupping therapy on pain, range of motion (ROM), functionality and quality of life in RCI.Hypotheses:

H0: Cupping therapy has no effect on improving pain, ROM, functionality and quality of life in individuals with RCI.

H1: Cupping therapy has an effect on improving pain, ROM, functionality and quality of life in individuals with RCI.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 25-70 age range
* Clinical diagnosis ofRCI, SIS, supraspinatus tendinitis
* To be fully cooperative

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who had undergone any surgical operation on the shoulder
* A history of shoulder fracture
* Severe osteoporosis
* Total tendon rupture
* Had received oral/intramuscular steroids in the last 1 month
* Had been administered intra-articular drugs in the last 3 months
* Difficulty in cooperation

Primary outcomes:
measure: Shoulder Pain
timeFrame: 1 months
measure: Range of Motion
timeFrame: 1 months
measure: Constant-Murley Score
timeFrame: 1 months
measure: The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH)
timeFrame: 1 months
measure: Short Form (SF-36)
timeFrame: 1 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Medipol University
name: Esra ATILGAN
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Uskudar University
name: Hatice Hümeyra AKIL
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Medipol University
name: Sümeyye TUNÇ
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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