Home Use of Cupping Massage in Chronic Neck Pain (NaSK)

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Progressive muscle relaxation; Procedure: cupping massage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01500330

NaSK

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to determine the effectiveness of cupping massage as home use for patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain compared to relaxation exercise.

Full description

see above

Enrollment: 84 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• mean neck pain intensity 45mm
• neck pain for at least 3 months
• age 18-75
• partner or friend for the application of the massage

Exclusion criteria

• specific neck pain due to trauma, neurological disorder, prolapse, operation, cancer
• severe deformity of the spine
• skin disease, allergy on the neck area
• hemophilia, anticoagulation, antiplatelet disorder
• severe psychiatric disorder
• severe comorbidity
• regular intake of opiates and corticosteroids >10mg prednisolon
• pregnancy
• participation in other clinical trials

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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84 participants in 2 patient groups

cupping massage

Experimental group

Description:

12 weeks home use of cupping massage (delivered by the partner or friend) twice a week for 20 minutes

Treatment:

Procedure: cupping massage

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

progressive muscle relaxation twice a week for 20 minutes

Treatment:

Procedure: Progressive muscle relaxation