Comparative Effects of Scooping Mobilization and Dynamic Cupping Therapy on Elbow Stiffness

The current study is a randomized clinical trial, data is collected from Alqamar Hospital Shakarghar. The study includes 28 patients equally divided into two groups and randomly allocated. Inclusion criteria for the study will be children of age group 6-13, children with diagonosis of post fracture stiff elbow minimal immobilized period of 3 weeks. Patients with any neurological impairment, children with MSK disorders, Infection or tumors will be excluded from the study. Experimental Scooping mobilization group will receive scooping mobilization combined with electrotherapy for 2 minutes per session 5 days a week. Experimental dynamic cupping group will receive dynamic cupping therapy combined with electrotherapy for 10 minutes per session 5 days a week. Total intervention period will be of 4 weeks. Data collection will be done before and after the intervention. Tools used for data collection will be Goniometer and Quick DASH Questionnaire. Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 27.00.

NCT Number	NCT07482371
Lead Sponsor	Riphah International University
Conditions	Children, Adults
Enrollment	28 participants
Start Date	2025-10-22
Primary Completion	2026-06-02 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-06-16 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-03-19