Different Types of Cupping Therapy and Ankle Range of Motion

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

The purpose of this study was to determine the acute effects of different manual cupping therapy protocols on ankle range of motion, compared to sham treatments, in generally healthy adults with limited ankle range of motion (i.e., ankle dorsiflexion less than 40 degrees).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06513078

Run by

Northern Michigan University

People needed

49

Starts

2022-04-01

Expected to finish

2023-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-07-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Limited ankle dorsiflexion (less than 40 degrees of weight bearing ankle dorsiflexion at baselines)
• Never received cupping therapy prior to the study
• No lower extremity injuries in the past 6 months
• No contraindications associated with cupping therapy (e.g., deep vein thrombosis, pregnancy, bone fracture, or sunburn/rash)
• Generally healthy

You may not qualify if…

• Ankle dorsiflexion greater than or equal to 40 degrees during weight bearing ankle dorsiflexion at baseline
• Received cupping therapy in the past
• Has a lower extremity injury or has had a lower extremity injury in the past 6 months
• Self-reported a contraindication associated with cupping therapy (e.g., deep vein thrombosis, pregnancy, bone fracture, or sunburn/rash).

Where it is running

• Northern Michigan University — Marquette, Michigan, United States

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