Acunpuncture for Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Acupuncture; Fibromyalgia
• Interventions: Procedure: Acupuncture

• Registration Number: NCT04421521
• Lead Sponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Brief Summary

patients suffering from fibromyalgia syndrome according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology 2010 will be enrolled. All fibromyalgic patients will be subjected to a further ambulatory visit and if an energy deficiency in the Liver and Spleen Meridians will be identified, according to the Traditional Chinese Medicine rules, acupuncture will be planned. If not, a standard therapy with analgesic drugs will be started. Acupuncture treatment will consist of six weekly sessions. Tricyclic antidepressants, anti-epileptic drugs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and opioids will be used as standard strategy. Pain Scores and Fatigue Impact Scale will be assessed before any treatment and after a 28 days follow-up.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2020-04
• Study First Submitted: 2020-04-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-06-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-06-04
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-09
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-09
• Study Start: 2020-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-05-01
• Study Completion: 2021-05-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

clinical diagnosis of Fibromyalgia

Exclusion Criteria

coagulation disorders pregnancy pacemaker Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Acupuncture Group	Acupuncture	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Score	28 days after the completion of the treatment	Numeric Rating Scale from 0 (absence of pain )to 10 (worst pain )