Cupping in Fibromyalgia (CuFib)

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: Cupping therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01635634

CuFib

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to determine the effectiveness of cupping in patients with fibromyalgia compared to sham cupping.

Full description

see above

Enrollment: 141 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• FMS diagnosis according to AWMF Guidelines,
• necessary documents: medical records
• Pain intensity > 45mm VAS
• Participation in cupping twice weekly on appointment

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy
• other study participation
• pain due to other rheumatic disease
• major psychiatric disorder
• substance abuse
• severe somatic disorder (cancer)
• injections, acupuncture, neural therapy within the past 3 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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141 participants in 3 patient groups

Sham Cupping

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Dry Cupping Therapy 5 serial treatments twice weekly 4-8 cups at the upper and lower back

Treatment:

Other: Cupping therapy

Cupping Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Dry Cupping 5 serial treatments twice weekly 4-8 cups at the upper and lower back

Treatment:

Other: Cupping therapy

Wait list

No Intervention group

Description:

Wait list control no specific intervention for 3 weeks study period