NCT03503903

Efficacy of Wet Cupping on Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidants

Efficacy of Wet Cupping on Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Capacity:A Self-controlled Interventional Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karabuk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the efficacy of Wet cupping Therapy on oxidative stress and antioxidant capacity of the body.The healthy volunteers will receive wet cupping application and their initial venous blood samples and samples after the treatment will be evaluated for oxidative stress.

Detailed description

Among the healthy individuals who applied for Wet Cupping Therapy (WCT) to Traditional and Complementary Therapies center in Karabuk Medical Faculty Education and Research Hospital for general wellbeing 24 volunteers were enrolled in the study. They will receive three concecutive WCT application in one month interval.Their venous blood samples obtained initially and after the completion of the three concecutive applications, will be evaluted in terms of Reactive Oxygen species and Antioxidant capacity.Additionally samples from the cupping blood during the first and the third WCT application will also be obtained and evaluated.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Wet Cupping	CT was applied using plastic disposable vacuum cups on the back in the 5 areas of C7 cervical spine (DU14 acupoint), T2-4 lateral spine bilaterally (BL41-42 acupoint) and T6-8 lateral spine bilaterally (BL44-46), which are the recommended sites for headache (12). The cupping technique procedure was conducted in five phases:Primary suction,Area disinfection,Scarification,Secondary suction and bloodletting,Removing and dressing.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-03-01
• Primary completion: 2018-07-15
• Completion: 2018-08-01
• First posted: 2018-04-20
• Last updated: 2020-02-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)