Acupuncture and Pain Processing

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Fibromyalgia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that acupuncture will reduce Fibromyalgia pain, via alterations in the processing of pain in the central nervous system.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01270607

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

10

Starts

2010-04-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-50
• Fibromyalgia patient OR healthy control
• No current opioid use
• Patients: must have had Fibromyalgia for 6 months or longer

You may not qualify if…

• Inflammatory disorder (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis)
• Current untreated depression
• Active infection
• Healthy controls: pain disorder or major medical condition that in the discretion of the investigator interfere with the validity of the study
• Heart disease or use of a cardiac pacemaker

Where it is running

• Stanford University School of Medicine — Stanford, California, United States

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