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Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Relieving Pain Due to Fibromyalgia

NCT00142597 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2015-04-13

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Summary

This study will determine the effectiveness of acupuncture versus a placebo in altering brain activity and relieving pain due to fibromyalgia.

Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture

Involves the insertion and manual stimulation of thin acupuncture needles into specific points in the body. Fibromyalgia participants will be randomized to receive 9 acupuncture treatments over the course of four weeks. All participants will be scanned twice using the fMRI scanner. The PET portion of the study is optional.

OTHER

Sham treatment

Fibromyalgia participants will be randomized to receive 9 sham treatments over the course of four weeks. All participants will be scanned twice using the fMRI scanner. The PET portion of the study is optional.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Michigan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard E. Harris, PhD · University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-03-31
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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