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Effects of Acupuncture for Pain Improvement and Quality of Life in Women with Fibromyalgia

Effects of Acupunture at the yanglinquan point (vb-34) on quality of life in women with Fibromialgia: a pilot clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-4ndjtp
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-11-22
Start date
2017-03-10
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

Application of acupuncture in 31 women at Yanglingquan point (VB-34) in the oblique inferior direction of 1.0 to 3.0 inches. The point is located above the muscle depression in the anterior region and
Genetics
Other
H02.004

Sponsors

Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Lead Sponsor
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Be between 18 and 60 years of age; be female; have a clinical diagnosis of Fibromyalgia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: To present lesions, injuries and sensitivity impairment in the skin that makes it impossible to apply the modality; use topical medications in the region of the modality; presence of scars or prostheses in the place that could compromise the insertion of the needle.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in the quality of life of women diagnosed with fibromyalgia from pain reduction after the study protocol, verified by means of a questionnaire assessing the impact of fibromyalgia on quality of life, considering the data presented before and after the intervention.;Improvement in the level of pain in women diagnosed with fibromyalgia, throughout the application of the study protocol, verified through the selection of the level selected by the research participant in the visual and analog pain scale, based on the analysis of the score indicated before and after the intervention.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in the quality of life from the improvement of the level of pain in women with fibromyalgia diagnosis, verified through the instruments of data collection for the studySecondary outcomes are not expected

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactGraciela Mendonca De Medeiros

Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina

gracielamendoncamedeiros@gmail.com+55 (48) 84223114

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)