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NCT05792358
Wet Cupping Therapy in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Conditions: Ankylosing Spondylitis
Sex: All
Ages: 18 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 109
Sponsor: Karabuk University
Location: Karabuk University Karabük
Summary
This study evaluates the efficacy of wet cupping therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.Wet cupping therapy will be applied to half of the patients plus routine pharmaceutical treatment while the other half will receive only pharmaceutics
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age between 18-65 years
* Confirmed diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) according to the modified New York criteria or the ASAS classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis
* Active disease at enrolment, confirmed by a PM\&R specialist
* Written informed consent and compliance with the study protocol
Exclusion Criteria:
* Having received WCT within the previous 3 months
* Contraindications to WCT (hemoglobin \
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05792358). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.