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Comparison of the Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) of the Primary Motor Cortex (M1) or the Prefrontal Cortex Combined With Aerobic Activity for Alleviation of Fibromyalgia Symptoms.

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Fibromyalgia
Electric Shock
Interventions
Device: Shame cortex stimulation
Device: Direct Stimulation to Motor Cortex
Device: Direct Stimulation Prefrontal Cortex
Behavioral: erobic physical activity
Registration Number
NCT06263972
Lead Sponsor
HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of treating fibromyalgia using combination of electrical stimulation with aerobic activity.

Participants will be randomly assigned to stimulation in a ratio of 1:1:1. 120 participants (40 in each group). The therapeutic course will include moderate aerobic physical activity (at 60% of the target heart rate adjusted for age) 3 times a week for 4 weeks (a week of adjustment, and 3 weeks of treatment), along with low current electrical stimulation for 3 weeks.

Detailed Description

Fibromyalgia is a disorder of unknown origin that causes widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disorders, cognitive disorders, depression and anxiety. Today, the treatments for fibromyalgia are limited in their effectiveness in most cases. Previous works have demonstrated that the self-regulation ability among those dealing with fibromyalgia is impaired, and their quality of life is poor.

Therapy using low current electrical stimulation is considered an effective, safe and non-invasive means of treating various disorders including treatment of depression, neurological rehabilitation and various pain syndromes.

A number of works have demonstrated the effectiveness of treating fibromyalgia using stimulation using low electrical current , and it has also been demonstrated that a combination of electrical stimulation with aerobic activity improved the results, together with each of the treatments separately. There are several areas that can be stimulated including the primary motor area (M1) and the prefrontal area , however, the studies performed were limited to a relatively small number of subjects, and no direct comparison was made between the different stimulation locations.

For the study, male and female patients dealing with fibromyalgia will be recruited from the hospital clinics or those who will be referred by the attending physician, or will respond to recruitment notices, in total we intend to recruit 120 participants (40 in each group). The patients will be randomly assigned to real stimulation for each of the areas or to blood stimulation in a ratio of 1:1:1. The therapeutic course will include moderate aerobic physical activity (at 60% of the target heart rate adjusted for age) 3 times a week for 4 weeks (a week of adjustment, and 3 weeks of treatment), along with low current electrical stimulation for 3 weeks.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosed Fibromyalgia
  • Pain scale level of 4 or higher
  • Fail to achieve adequate pain relief with Fibromyalgia treatments
  • stable Fibromyalgia treatment for at least 4 weeks.
  • Ability to perform aerobic exercise
Exclusion Criteria
  • Other Causes of pain
  • Psychotic disorder
  • Severe Depression
  • Cognitive disorder
  • Drug or alcohol abuse in the last 6 months
  • pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Shame Stimulation Combined With Aerobic ActivityShame cortex stimulationShame low current electrical stimulation to cortex for 3 weeks.
Direct Stimulation of the Primary Motor Cortex (M1) Combined With Aerobic Activity.erobic physical activitylow current electrical stimulation to Motor cortex for 3 weeks.
Direct Stimulation the Prefrontal Cortex Combined With Aerobic Activityerobic physical activitywith low current electrical stimulation to Prefrontal cortex for 3 weeks.
Direct Stimulation of the Primary Motor Cortex (M1) Combined With Aerobic Activity.Direct Stimulation to Motor Cortexlow current electrical stimulation to Motor cortex for 3 weeks.
Shame Stimulation Combined With Aerobic Activityerobic physical activityShame low current electrical stimulation to cortex for 3 weeks.
Direct Stimulation the Prefrontal Cortex Combined With Aerobic ActivityDirect Stimulation Prefrontal Cortexwith low current electrical stimulation to Prefrontal cortex for 3 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Study objectives: • Comparing the effectiveness of direct electric current stimulation between the two stimulus areas Numeric pain rating scale.3 months

Study objectives:

• Comparing the effectiveness of direct electric current stimulation (tDCS) between the two stimulus areas and in relation to blood stimulation.

Based on:

Numeric pain rating scale (score range from 1 to 10)

Study objectives: • Comparing the effectiveness of direct electric current stimulation between the two stimulus areas and in relation to The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score.3 months

Study objectives:

• Comparing the effectiveness of direct electric current stimulation (tDCS) between the two stimulus areas and in relation to The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score.

Based on:

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score

Study objectives: • Comparing the effectiveness of direct electric current stimulation (tDCS) between the two stimulus areas and in relation Adult sensory profile test Raw score.3 months

Study objectives:

• Comparing the effectiveness of direct electric current stimulation (tDCS) between the two stimulus areas and in relation to blood stimulation.

Based on:

Adult sensory profile test Raw score

Study objectives: • Comparing the effectiveness of direct electric current stimulation between the two stimulus areas and in relation to Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale3 months

Study objectives:

• Comparing the effectiveness of direct electric current stimulation (tDCS) between the two stimulus areas and in relation to blood stimulation.

Based on:

The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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