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Effects of Acupuncture on the scalp for pain relief, depression symptoms and impact on improving the quality of life of people with Fibromyalgia

Effects of Craniopuncture on pain, depression symptoms, and impact on quality of life of people with Fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-3njbh7w
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-03-18
Start date
2025-04-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Fibromyalgia

Interventions

This is a two-arm, blinded randomized controlled clinical trial. Experimental group: 34 people, of both genders, with fibromyalgia who will receive acupuncture on the scalp, for 04 weeks, lasting 30 m
MT1.388.585.520.014.120
E02.190.204

Sponsors

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Lead Sponsor
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia obtained through the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) code M79 will be included. 7; patients aged 18 years or older; both sexes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals with impaired cognitive ability, who are unable to understand the questions in the questionnaires; those who have other causes of pain; those who have an insurmountable fear of needles

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Craniopuncture is expected to reduce pain levels assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) by up to 50% compared to the beginning of the sessions, as well as it is expected that the score on the Beck Depression Scale (EDB) improves by reaching a final score between 0 and 20, in addition, Craniopuncture is expected to promote a 40% reduction in the initial score of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), indicating improvement in the quality of life of the participants. These outcomes will be assessed over a period of 04 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to observe a 10% increase in adherence to the use of integrative practices as a care tool in people with fibromyalgia, verified through indicators of the service in which the study was carried out, three months after the intervention—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactDaniele Dantas

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

daniele00@hotmail+55(84) 99193-6162

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)