NCT07425652

Physiotherapy Methods for Fibromyalgia

Comparison of the Effects of Different Physiotherapy Methods in Women With Fibromyalgia

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of our study was to examine and compare the effects of different physiotherapy methods, namely connective tissue massage, transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation and both, on pain, health status, sleep quality, fatigue, psychosocial status, autonomic symptoms and quality of life in women with fibromyalgia.

Conditions

• Fibromyalgia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Connective tissue massage	Connective tissue massage (CTM) is a manual technique that involves applying specific dragging or pulling movements to the superficial and subcutaneous connective tissue layers
OTHER	Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation	Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique. It targets vagus nerve stimulation through the transcutaneous application of electrical impulses to the auricle

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-01
• Primary completion: 2028-01-01
• Completion: 2028-01-01
• First posted: 2026-02-23
• Last updated: 2026-02-23