Electrical Muscle Stimulation Effect Versus Myofascial Release on Quality of Life in Female Fibromyalgia
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Cairo University
- Where
- Egypt1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- People taking part
- 60 people, planned
- Started
- 15 Dec 2024
- Planned end
- 15 Mar 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional, 3 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Electrical myostimulation
- Electronic cupping
- healthy diet
- Record updated
- 20 November 2024
Who can take part
- Age
- 45 years to 55 years
- Sex
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Sixty females have diagnosed suffering from fibromyalgia syndrome
- Their ages will be ranged from 45 to 55 years old
- Their body mass index will be ranged from 25 to 34 ( overweight and obese type 1)
- They have willingness to participate in this study
Who cannot take part
- Drug abuse
- Peripheral vascular diseases
- Chest disease. ( either obstructive or restrictive )
- Clinical signs of sever cardiac events ( eg. Congestive heart disease)
- Smokers
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 45 and 55 years old?
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
the study was done to investigate the effect of Electrical Muscle Stimulation as muscle strengthening versus the effect of myofascial releasing on quality of life in female fibromyalgia patients while following Mediterranean diet.
The 3 groups in the trial
- Electrical MyostimulationTreatment being tested
twenty females will receive EMS session per week ( 20mins / week ) and following healthy diet for 6 weeks .
Treatment: Electrical myostimulation and healthy diet
- Myofascial ReleaseExisting treatment, for comparison
twenty female will receive myofascial release sessions ( 2 sessions / week) and following healthy diet for 6 weeks .
Treatment: Electronic cupping and healthy diet
- Healthy dietExisting treatment, for comparison
twenty females following healthy diet only for 6 weeks.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Electrical Muscle Stimulation Effect Compared With Myofascial Release on Quality of Life in Female Fibromyalgia
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT06696651, who can take part
- Record updated
- 20 November 2024