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Can dry cupping and muscle energy fix rounded shoulders and forward head posture?

NCT ID NCT07654543

Disease control Sponsor: Abdelrahman Ahmed Tarek Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study investigates whether combining dry cupping therapy with muscle energy technique improves posture and reduces disability in adults with upper crossed syndrome—a condition marked by forward head posture and rounded shoulders. Participants receive either the combined therapy or one of the treatments alone over eight weeks. The study measures changes in neck disability, head angle, and shoulder position.

What this could mean

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Active substance
dry cupping therapy and muscle energy technique
What this could lead to
If effective, this combination therapy could offer a non-drug approach to improve posture and reduce neck disability in people with upper crossed syndrome.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with 76 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapies are manual and may not work for all individuals.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

76 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2026

Expected to finish

Jun 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

20 to 40 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participant inclusion was restricted to individuals between 20 and 40 years of age. * The exact diagnostic criteria required a baseline craniovertebral angle (CVA) of less than 48 degrees. * a sagittal shoulder-C7 angle (SSA) of less than 52 degrees. Exclusion Criteria: * acute post-surgical conditions * structural spinal deformities (e.g., severe fixed structural scoliosis) * cervical radiculopathy, or localized dermal infections contradicting cupping application.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

oculocerebral hypopigmentation syndrome of Preus

As listed by the trial registrant

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Muscle energy techniques Upper crossed syndrome

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cairo University

    Giza, Egypt

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