Investigation of Wet Cupping Therapy on Heavy Metal Levels of Steel Industry Workers

Heavy Metal Toxicity Clinical Trial

Official title: Investigation of Wet Cupping Therapy on Heavy Metal Levels of Steel Industry Workers: A Self Controlled Interventional Study

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

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

Clinical Trial Description

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. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Heavy Metal Toxicity

• NCT number: NCT03693079
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Karabuk University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 3, 2017
• Completion date: October 1, 2018