NCT00882271

Fibromyalgia Acupuncture Study

Efficacy of Acupuncture to Improve Symptoms and Functionality for People With Fibromyalgia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Southern California University of Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The acupuncture treatment in this study is particularly aimed at reducing the pain and other negative health events such as emotional trauma and disability associated with Fibromyalgia, while improving the quality of life and promoting general health.

Detailed description

It is hypothesized that acupuncture treatment will be effective in reducing pain and improving lower body strength and overall functionality more than the sham acupuncture treatment in people with Fibromyalgia (FM). The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of acupuncture with simulated acupuncture in patients with FM using a randomized controlled design. More specifically, the objectives of this study are to determine if acupuncture can (1) reduce pain, (2) improve lower body strength, and (3) improve overall functionality.

Conditions

• Fibromyalgia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupuncture	Ten Acupuncture treatments within six weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-11-01
• Completion: 2011-11-01
• First posted: 2009-04-16
• Last updated: 2011-11-18