NCT05282134Completed
Comparison of Wet Cupping and Acupuncture in Migraine
Comparison of the Effectiveness of Wet Cupping and Acupuncture in Migraine: A Randomized Controlled Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 26 Mar 2024 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of wet cupping therapy (WCT) on migraine patients and compare it with acupuncture. The patients will be randomized into three groups. WCT will be applied once a month to patients in group 1 and acupuncture will be applied to group 2, while the control group (group 3) will be on standard therapy for migraine. An evaluation will be made before treatment and at the 3rd month using the MIDAS and VAS.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 150 (actual)
- First submitted
- 5 Mar 2022
- Start date
- 1 Jan 2022
- Primary completion date
- 5 Aug 2023
- Lead sponsor
- Karabuk University
- Diseases
- Migraine
- NCT number
- NCT05282134
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 150
- From 1 Jan 2022 to the primary completion date, 5 Aug 2023
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Lab values
- 1\. Having a bleeding diathesis
- 2\. Receiving antithrombotic and antiaggregant therapy
- 3\. Chronic disease that requires continuous drug use have
- 4\. Wet cupping or hirudotherapy treatment in the last 3 months to have received 5.Be younger than 18 years old and over 65 years old 6. Having a hemoglobin value below 9.5 g/dl 7. INR value over 1.5
Who the study is looking for
- Patients between the ages of 18-65 who were diagnosed with migraine, no concomitant chronic disease and who gave their consent to participate in the study will be recruited.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Istanbul | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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