The hypothesis of this study is that the improvement of Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for Pain at the end of the study will be greater in the Wet Cupping Treatment group than in the Waiting Control group.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
37
Wet cupping (Seongho trade \& company, Korea) will be practiced at two selected points (among the 6 acupoints, left or right BL23, BL24, BL25)
Acetaminophen 500 mg tablets will be offered to both of the wet cupping group and waiting group for relieving severe pain.
Korea Institue of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), Doonsan Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University
Daejeon, Chungchong, South Korea
Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for pain
Time frame: study group: at base line, post-treatment, 4 weeks later after allocation; control group: at base line, 4 weeks later after allocation
Present Pain Intensity Scale of the McGill Pain Questionaire (PPI)
Time frame: study group: at base line, post-treatment, 4 weeks later after allocation; control group: at base line, 4 weeks later after allocation
Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (ODQ)
Time frame: study group: at base line, post-treatment, 4 weeks later after allocation; control group: at base line, 4 weeks later after allocation
Medication Quantification Scale (MQS)
Time frame: study group: at base line, post-treatment, 4 weeks later after allocation; control group: at base line, 4 weeks later after allocation
General Assessment of Doctors and Subjects
Time frame: study group: at base line, post-treatment, 4 weeks later after allocation; control group: at base line, 4 weeks later after allocation
Safety measurement
Time frame: study group: at base line, post-treatment, 4 weeks later after allocation; control group: at base line, 4 weeks later after allocation
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