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This interventional study investigates the efficacy of Wet cupping therapy on heavy metal levels.The levels of the selected heavy metals will be measured in the blood samples obtained from the participants before and after the interventions
Wet cupping therapy (WCT) is a traditional therapy which was used for centuries especially for detoxifiying purposes.Current literature also points out its blood clarifiying capacity in order to illuminate the underlying mechanism of this ancient treatment.
Steel industry workers, different from the general population are exposed to heavy metals more often.Conducting a study in this special group where we will evaluate the levels of selected heavy metals in blood before and after the three sessions of WCT might let us know its detoxifiying capacity based on measurable parameters.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Wet Cupping | Experimental | wet cupping therapy will be applied to all participants |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Wet cupping therapy | Procedure | CT was applied using plastic disposable vacuum cups on the back in the 5 areas of C7 cervical spine (DU14 acupoint), T2-4 lateral spine bilaterally (BL41-42 acupoint) and T6-8 lateral spine bilaterally (BL44-46). The cupping technique procedure was conducted in five phases:
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Levels of the selected heavy metals in venous blood samples before and after the interventions | the levels of the calculated heavy metals will be in ppm | 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Levels of the selected heavy metals in cupping blood samples obtained during the first intervention | the levels of the calculated heavy metals will be in ppm | 1 month |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Suleyman Ersoy | Safranbolu | Karabük Province | 78070 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000075322 | Heavy Metal Poisoning |
| ID | Term |
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| D011041 | Poisoning |
| D064419 | Chemically-Induced Disorders |
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