Comparison of Acupuncture and Fluoxetine in the relief of pain in the patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (A clinical trial)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT138902013767N1

Enrollment

Registered

2010-06-03

Start date

2008-07-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Fluoxetine, 20 mg capsule every morning for 8 weeks. Intervention 2: Acupuncture at specific acupoints, three times weekly for two weeks.

Treatment - Drugs

Treatment - Other

Fluoxetine, 20 mg capsule every morning for 8 weeks

Acupuncture at specific acupoints, three times weekly for two weeks

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: history of the presence of at least 3 months of widespread pain that is bilateral, on the both above and below the waist, pain on palpation of at least 11 of 18 predefined tender points Exclusion Criteria: abnormal lab data, night employment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: Baseline and 2, 4, and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: VAS & FIQ.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Fibromyalgia signs and symptoms. Timepoint: Baseline and 2, 4, and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: via VAS & FIQ questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contact?Dr.Mohammad Javad Hadianfard

Shiraz University Of Medical Science

hadianj@sums.ac.ir+98 71 1231 9040

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026