Effectiveness of Manual Lymphatic Drainage in Patients With Fibromyalgia

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04865523

Acronym

EMLDIPWF

Enrollment

Registered

2021-04-29

Start date

2021-05-07

Completion date

2021-07-21

Last updated

2023-08-31

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Conditions

Fibromyalgia

Keywords

Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Randomized clinical trial, Pain

Brief summary

Manual Lymphatic Drainage is a widely used technique for lymphedema. However, the analgesic effects of this technique could be potentially useful for managing pain in patients with generalized widespread chronic pain, including patients with fibromyalgia.

Interventions

OTHERManual Lymphatic Drainage

Manual lymphatic drainage is a technique that through gentle passes facilitates the flow of lymph through manual therapy techniques based on Vodder therapy. This technique is being studied to know its effectiveness in pain and for this reason we want to carry out this research.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

30 Years to 55 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Women with diagnosis of Fibromyalgia.

Exclusion criteria

* Women with heart failure.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain pressure threshold	Baseline	Kg/cm2

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Visual Analogue Scale	Baseline	0-10

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026