NCT01826695

Neurodynamic Intervention in Fibromyalgia

Study of the Effectiveness of a Neurodynamic Intervention in Women With Fibromyalgia.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad de Granada · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness characterised by persistent,widespread muscle pain with generalised hyperalgesia and allodynia. It can be accompanied by other concomitant symptoms like fatigue, sleep disturbances, musculoskeletal disorders, distress and psychological disorders. This condition is very prevalent. It has been reported to be about 2-5% of the general global population. Fibromyalgia have been reported to have neurodynamic disorders. The purpose of this prospective study was to examine the combined effects of soft tissue mobilization and nerve slider neurodynamic technique on pain and pressure sensitivity in women with fibromyalgia.

Detailed description

Fibromyalgia affects women nine times more than men.The pathophysiology of fibromyalgia is being studied nowadays in order to understand the mechanisms implicated in it. The treatment propose in this study is a neurodynamic intervention. Neurodynamics is the term used to describe the integration of the morphology, biomechanics and physiology of the nervous system.

Conditions

• Fibromyalgia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Neurodynamic technique group	Neurodynamic techniques are used in order to move most of the nerves between the neck and hand, including the median nerve, radial and ulnar, brachial plexus, spinal nerves and cervical nerve roots. The patient is placed supine position. The treatment will be carry out 3 times per week during 8 weeks.
OTHER	Placebo group	Women in this group realized standard treatment in the Fibromyalgia Association without neurodynamic techniques.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• Completion: 2015-06-01
• First posted: 2013-04-08
• Last updated: 2016-10-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain