Pilot Study of Warm Acupuncture in Treatment of Cold-sensitive Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
- Where
- China1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 38 people enrolled
- Started
- 14 Feb 2022
- Ended
- 31 Dec 2023
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groups
- Treatments tested
- warm acupunctrue
- Record updated
- 21 October 2024
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Meet the 1990 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Research Classification Criteria for fibromyalgia
- Be over 18 years of age
- The type and dose of drugs used for fibromyalgia should be stable for at least 2 weeks
- The VAS score of item 10 (sensitivity to cold) in FIQR scale ≧4 points
- Sign informed consent
Who cannot take part
- Patients suffering from systemic or local acute infectious diseases
- Patients with severe visceral diseases or physical weakness who cannot tolerate acupuncture treatment
- Pregnant women
This trial has no sites in United States.
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Non-pharmaceutical therapies, such as acupuncture, hydrotherapy, and meditative exercises (such as Qigong (including Tai Chi and Ba-Duan-Jin), have been shown to reduce pain and improve physical function. The management recommendations of fibromyalgia issued by the European Union, Canada, Germany and Israel have all affirmed the "first-line" role of Non-pharmaceutical therapy. Because of its good efficacy and safety, acupuncture therapy has been recommended in the management guidelines and has broad application prospects. Warm acupuncture is a therapy combining acupuncture and moxibustion, which is widely used in the treatment of various painful diseases in China, especially for cold-sensitive patients . This study aims to observe the safety and effectiveness of warm acupuncture in the treatment of cold-sensitive fibromyalgia patients, in order to provide a more alternative non-drug therapy for this particular type of patients with fibromyalgia .
The 2 groups in the trial
- Warm acupuncture - observation groupTreatment being tested
Sequence A: Participants will receive warm acupuncture for 20 minutes twice a week for eight weeks. Sequence B: Patients will be observed without any intervention for eight weeks.
Treatment: warm acupunctrue
- Observation - warm acupuncture groupTreatment being tested
Sequence A: Patients will be observed without any intervention for eight weeks. Sequence B: Participants will receive warm acupuncture for 20 minutes twice a week for eight weeks.
Treatment: warm acupunctrue
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Clinical Study on Efficacy and Safety of Warm Acupuncture in Treatment of Cold-sensitive Fibromyalgia Syndrome
- Record updated
- 21 October 2024