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Electroacupuncture Pain Treatment, Mechanical Hyperalgesia, Quality of Life & Expression of Mu+ B Cells in Fibromyalgia

Recruitingn/aAges 18 Years - 80 YearsAllUniversity of Crete
NCT05357157 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex, multifactorial syndrome characterized by widespread chronic pain with hyperal- gesia and allodynia and a constellation of somatic and psychological manifestations, including fatigue, sleep dis- orders, depression, anxiety, gastrointestinal and cognitive disorders. FM is now recognized as one of the most common chronic pain conditions and its management remains a challenge for patients and healthcare profes- sionals. The fact that FM is associated with chronic pain without any obvious peripheral tissue damage has given rise to the concept of nociplastic pain with evidence of dysfunction in mono-aminergic neurotransmission, lead- ing to elevated levels of excitatory neurotransmitters and decreased levels of serotonin and norepinephrine in the spinal cord at the level of descending anti-nociceptive pathways. Additionally, dopamine dysregulation and altered ac

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient's consent * Age \>18 years old * Patients with diagnosed fibromyalgia from rheumatologists * Widespread pain more than 6 months * In case of drug therapy, it should be taken at least one month before the beginning of the session and remain stable till the end of the study Exclusion Criteria: * Deep depression * Biological agent use ( TNF inhibitors) * Heamatological diseases * Systemic Infections * pregnancy * electroacupuncture contraindications (epilepsy, pacemaker/ implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
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What it tests

  • Electroacupuncture
  • Nutrition
  • Dietary supplement
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Where

1 site
University Hospital of Heraklion
Heraklion, Greece
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