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The Effects of Core Shamanism in Fibromyalgia

NCT06579261 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2026-01-23

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Summary

This study aims to determine the feasibility of a shamanism intervention for patients with fibromyalgia, acquire efficacy data to determine if Shamanism reduces clinical pain and other common symptoms associated with fibromyalgia, and determine if the Shamanism intervention changes heart rate electrocardiogram (ECG), breathing rate, and brain wave electroencephalogram (EEG) outcomes in fibromyalgia patients and shamanic practitioners.

The investigators hypothesize that 80% of individuals will complete at least 80% of study visits, clinical pain severity and/or interference will be significantly reduced following the Shamanic intervention, and lung, heart, and/or brain activity will be altered with the Shamanic intervention and also become more synchronized between Shamanic Practitioners (SPs) and patients during the course of treatment.

Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia

Interventions

OTHER

Core Shamanism

Each Shamanic intervention session, led by the shamanic practitioner, will include classical music as a control, followed by repetitive drumming and/or rattling music which the participant and shamanic practitioner will listen to for 15-30 mins. Following listening to drumming, the patient will then talk with the shamanic practitioner to debrief the experience of each session. Participants will also listen to classical music as a control stimulus.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of California, Irvine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard E Richard, PhD · UCI SSIHI

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-08-01
Primary Completion
2026-05-31
Completion
2026-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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