Comparative Effectiveness of Dry Cupping and Graston Techniques in Scapulocostal Syndrome. (CMR = Compress)

University of Management and Technology Sialkot Pakistan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Scapulocostal Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Experimental: Group B = Graston Technique; Other: Experimental: Group A = Dry Cupping

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07102355

kuhs/dpt/umt-skt-016

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to check the comparative effectiveness of Graston Techniques and Dry cupping in Office Workers with Scapulocostal syndrome. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. To evaluate the relative effectiveness of dry cupping and the Graston technique.
2. How well each technique reduces symptoms and enhances work productivity and functional outcomes.
3. To assess whether integrating either Graston Technique or Dry Cupping provides more beneficial effects than conventional treatment alone.

1) Be divided into 2 Groups (Group A= Dry Cupping; B: Graston Techniques) 2) get the treatment for 4 weeks (3 days a week). 3) Receive the same conventional treatment.

Full description

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of Graston and Dry cupping in treating Scapulocostal syndrome in office workers, focusing on specific outcomes like pain severity, functional outcomes, and work productivity.

This study will be a randomized clinical trial with a sample size of 46 participants with work-related SCS. The participants will be obtained by non-probability convenient sampling based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants will be randomly assigned into two groups, with 23 subjects in each group. Group A will receive dry cupping along with conventional therapy while Group B will receive IASTM along with conventional therapy.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. 18-30 age group
2. Males and females
3. Office Workers.
4. Subjects that have symptoms of musculoskeletal nature (
5. Subjects with pain lasting for longer than 3 months (

Exclusion criteria

1. Subjects with underlying pathology such as TOS, brachial neuralgia, cervical radiculopathy, polymyositis or Fibro myositis
2. Subjects with systemic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis
3. Subjects with the presence of any fractures
4. Heart/diabetic patients
5. Pregnant women

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A = Dry Cupping

Experimental group

Description:

Group A will receive Dru cupping along with conventional treatment.

Treatment:

Other: Experimental: Group A = Dry Cupping

Group B = Graston Technique

Experimental group

Description:

Group B will receive Graston Technique with Conventional treatment.

Treatment:

Other: Experimental: Group B = Graston Technique