Continue or stop applying wet cupping therapy (al-hijamah) in migraine headache:A randomized controlled trial

dc.authoridBenli, Ali Ramazan/0000-0003-0039-1497
dc.contributor.authorErsoy, Suleyman
dc.contributor.authorBenli, Ali Ramazan
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T15:55:16Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T15:55:16Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: and purpose: Although wet cupping therapy (WCT) is currently in use, clinical investigations of its efficiency are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the short- and long-term effects of WCT on headache and disability associated with migraine. Materials and methods: This was an open-label trial conducted at Karabuk University Training and Research Hospital between May 2016 and January 2018. WCT was applied once a month to migraine patients. At the end of 3 months, patients were randomized into two groups using block randomization method. Control group (Group 1) consisted of 53 patients and the intervention group (Group 2) 56 patients. Evaluation was performed to both groups before treatment and at the 6th and 12th months using the migraine disability assessment (MIDAS). Results: Group 1 received three sessions, whereas Group 2 continued treatment for 12 months. Visual analog scale (VAS) and MIDAS values at the 12th month were significantly higher compared with 6-month values in Group 1 (p < 0.001) and lower in Group 2 (p < 0.001). Both VAS and MIDAS scores of the patients in Group 2 improved significantly better than those in Group 1. No adverse effects were seen. Conclusion: WCT reduced pain and disability in patients with migraine, and the efficacy increased when the application was continued.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipResearch Fund of Karabuk University [KBU-BAP-14/1-KA-057]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe study was supported partly by the Research Fund of Karabuk University (Project No. KBU-BAP-14/1-KA-057).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.101065
dc.identifier.issn1744-3881
dc.identifier.issn1873-6947
dc.identifier.pmid31668556en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85074479114en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.101065
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/4552
dc.identifier.volume38en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000510047700017en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Sci Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofComplementary Therapies in Clinical Practiceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectMIDASen_US
dc.subjectMigraineen_US
dc.subjectVASen_US
dc.subjectWet cupping therapyen_US
dc.titleContinue or stop applying wet cupping therapy (al-hijamah) in migraine headache:A randomized controlled trialen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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