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Cognitive Training to Enhance Brain Concordance During Acupuncture

NCT06157866 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2025-10-24

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Summary

This study will evaluate the impact of a novel non-pharmacological multimodal therapy, a type of approach known to improve pain outcomes and recommended by the Institute of Medicine report for chronic pain management. This study design will also allow the investigators to evaluate a neural model supporting therapeutic alliance for pain outcomes for fibromyalgia.

Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia

Interventions

OTHER

Electroacupuncture

During the treatment sessions the acupuncturist will insert needles in several locations aimed to reduce the patient's fibromyalgia pain. A low-amplitude, sub-sensory electrical current will be activated by the acupuncturist.

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Training

Cognitive training with a pain specialist.

BEHAVIORAL

Education Training

Education training with a pain specialist.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vitaly Napadow, PhD · Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-16
Primary Completion
2027-06-30
Completion
2027-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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