Active clinical trials for "Fibromyalgia"

The main objective is to know if the transcranial static magnetic field stimulation (tSMS) reduces the perception of pain in patients with fibromyalgia and its effect on health-related quality of life. In addition, it will seek to limit the parameters necessary to achieve efficiency with the technique.

A prospective randomized single-blind study included 60 patients aged 18-65 years who have MPS with active triger points in the upper trapezius muscle. Patients were randomized into two treatment groups as dry needling (DN) and cold spray-stretching. Both treatment groups received 1 treatment per week and totally 3 sessions. Evaluation parameters were pain level assessed by visual analog scale (VAS) and algometer, neck range of motion angles, functional level assessed by neck disability index (NDI). The effects of the treatments on active trigger points were evaluated by sEMG and US histogram. All parameters were evaluated at the beginning of the treatment and after 3 sessions of treatment. Algometer and sEMG were performed also before and after the 1st and 3rd sessions.

The present randomized, controlled double blind trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of balneotherapy with mineral water named "Debole of Vetriolo" in 100 patients with primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FS).

The purpose of this study is to examine if an internet-based exposure therapy is effective in reducing Fibromyalgia symptoms and impact amongst patients with Fibromyalgia.

This study is aimed to test the efficacy of a Positive Psychology Intervention (Best Possible Self, BPS) over optimism, future expectancies and positive affect at mid-term, in comparison to a control group, in fibromyalgia patients. The principal hypothesis is that the BPS intervention will enhance significantly the levels of optimism, positive future expectancies and positive affect in comparison to the Control group at short and mid-term.

This study consists of a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial with two months' duration of follow-up. The variable used was the VAS for pain, considering the values of any difference between the data before and after stimulation.

Objective. To compare the effectiveness of myofascial therapy against manual lymphatic drainage in the reduction of sequelae secondary to conservative surgery and radiotherapy in women who survived breast cancer. Design. Randomized clinical trial. Site. Faculty of Physiotherapy of the University of Valencia. Participants. Twenty-four patients were included in the study. Interventions. 13 patients were randomly assigned to treatment with myofascial therapy and 11 to receive manual lymphatic drainage. Main measurements. Pain measured using the Visual Analogue Scale, shoulder joint range, shoulder functionality using the DASH questionnaire, quality of life assessed using the FACT-B questionnaire, and the depressed status of the patients using the PHQ-9 . All of this was assessed before and after treatment, and one month later as follow-up.

One of the big challenges faced by researchers who act in rehabilitation science is the capacity to dispose integrative approaches for its utilization in clinical practice. The border profile of a physiotherapy researcher is to be in front of applied research amplification in experimental integrative approaches, involving the study of behavioral and physiological variables. The rehabilitation process transcends the systems physiology and encompasses the cognitive behavioral feature of being adapted to the environment that surround us. It is now known by the scientific rehabilitation community the necessity for evidence based therapies and even more, therapeutic innovation. In both conditions, of health and illness, various options to use integrative approaches are today available in physiotherapy, including behavioral and physiological profiles of the individuals during physical activities, response to stress and in the field of chronic pain. It is in the clinical routine of numerous rehabilitation centers the treatment of diseases that causes pain, being the leading figure in a physiotherapist work process. The innovative study of resources that can alter the pain state of this patients becomes primordial for routine clinical use, low cost and easy to apply. The therapeutic treatment for pain offered by a physiotherapist need new investigative options based in evidences from the association between the neuronal, behavioral and physiological responses where the brain is the central organ of this regulation. In this context, become increasingly more necessary the construction of investigative approaches in the purpose of reaching the clinical practice, in a reduced time lapse, once the great volume of information produced globally does not impact in short or medium term in new therapeutic recommendations. Among the various chronic painful entities, it is presented the fibromyalgia (FM), painful diabetic polyneuropathy and primary dysmenorrhea because of its painful pathogenic complexity and its limited therapeutic against pain in rehabilitation process. The 3 painful entities presents the central nervous system as main participant of neurogenesis and maintenance of the painful state. It is primordial importance that rehabilitation science improve methods of non invasive brain neuromodulation that allows, through excitation or inhibition of specific cortical areas in order to produce pain inhibition, providing a simple and low cost treatment to clinical routine. Technological advances and non invasive techniques to modulate brain function has been developed, among which transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) stands out. Basically, electrodes are placed in targeted brain regions that you want to stimulate or inhibit. Posteriorly, is applied a continuous electric current (0,4 - 2 mA) for a 3-20 minutes period, in order to modify cortical excitability. The stimulus of the anodic current increases cortical excitability whereas the stimulus of the cathodic current has an inhibitory effect. Few are the research groups that address the issue of fibromyalgia, painful diabetic polyneuropathy and primary dysmenorrhea and the application of tDCS as research focus, being a border area for rehabilitation science and great potential in clinical use. Preliminary studies associates the use of tDCS with the decrease of painful state, however an approach of physical function and behavioral results needs greater investigation. The purpose of the presented project is to present the tDCS as a new modality in physical rehabilitation for the patient with chronic pain of the 3 entities mentioned above. The study proposal is to present behavioral, social and physical results of tDCS application in this patients, suggesting a better quality of life and functionality of the individual.

The purpose of this study was to assess analgesic efficacy of ASP8062 relative to placebo as well as the safety and tolerability. This study also assessed the treatment differences in physical function as well the improvements in overall subject status (e.g., fibromyalgia symptoms, global functioning) of ASP8062 relative to placebo.

Chronic pain represents an important health problem responsible for decreases in quality of life, and is associated with great negative impact in society and economy. In many cases, its treatment does not reach therapeutic success causing health professionals and patients dissatisfaction. Chronic pain is also associated with somatization, hopelessness and catastrophizing thinking. These information processing includes sensorial, emotional and cognitive-appraisal thinking, which manifests the working of neural networks at cortical and sub-cortical levels. Attention and memory are a central aspect in the processing of pain modulation. Like in addictions (e.g. smoking, alcohol), chronic pain may debut with displacement in the focus of attention and alterations in the sensorial processing in the incentive-motivation tests. Considering that other studies have indicated that experimental and clinical pain is capable of modulating cognitive activities such as attention,memory and expectation, in this study the investigators will test whether cognitive training, tDCS, or the combination of both interventions decrease cognitive deficits associated with Fibromyalgia