Efficacy of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN74259594

Enrollment

100

Registered

2004-09-21

Start date

2001-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Fibromyalgia (FM) Musculoskeletal Diseases Fibromyalgia

Interventions

One hundred FM patients will participate in a 12-week trial. These patients will be randomized into 3 control groups and 1 "true" acupuncture group. The control groups will consist of a group receivin

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Male or Female, aged 18 and over with Fibromyalgia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome was subjective pain as measured by a 10-cm visual analogue scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain ever). Measurements were obtained at baseline; 1, 4, 8, and 12 weeks of treatment; and 3 and 6 months after completion of treatment. Participant blinding and adverse effects were ascertained by self-report. The primary outcomes were evaluated by pooling the 3 sham-control groups and comparing them with the group that received acupuncture to treat fibromyalgia.	—

Measure

Time frame

The primary outcome was subjective pain as measured by a 10-cm visual analogue scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain ever). Measurements were obtained at baseline; 1, 4, 8, and 12 weeks of treatment; and 3 and 6 months after completion of treatment. Participant blinding and adverse effects were ascertained by self-report. The primary outcomes were evaluated by pooling the 3 sham-control groups and comparing them with the group that received acupuncture to treat fibromyalgia.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

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