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Physiotherapy to improve pain in women with fibromyalgia

Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation associated with manual therapy on the vagus nerve in pain in women with fibromyalgia: a double-blind, randomized and controlled clinical trial.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-3xy4rxf
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-09-03
Start date
2021-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal diseases

Interventions

30 women will participate. The intervention is transcranial direct current stimulation associated with manual therapy on the vagus nerve, 5 sessions, for 5 consecutive days. The stimulator (DC stimula
E02.331.750
E02.190.599

Sponsors

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
21 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women; age between 21 and 65 years; diagnosis of Fibromyalgia; complaining of pain for more than 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Volunteers with neurological diseases; acute rheumatic patients; cancer; epilepsy; pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators; undergoing surgery for less than 1 year; with fractures of the skull, cervical or rib cage; severe osteoporosis; pregnant and breastfeeding women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain reduction due to verified through a numerical scale and reported in scores ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (the worst possible pain).—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in sleep quality verified through the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire and reported in scores ranging from 0 to 21 points.;Reduction of fatigue verified through the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ)and reported in scores ranging from 0 to 10.;Improvement of quality of life verified through the revised FM impact questionnaire (FIQR) and reported in scores ranging from 0 to 100 points.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactFernando Arêas
fernandozanela@hotmail.com+55-027-996087012

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)