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| First Received Date ICMJE | February 2, 2001 | ||||
| Last Updated Date | March 5, 2008 | ||||
| Start Date ICMJE | August 2000 | ||||
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| Change History | Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00010504 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site | ||||
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| Descriptive Information | |||||
| Brief Title ICMJE | Acupuncture in Fibromyalgia | ||||
| Official Title ICMJE | Pilot Study of Acupuncture in Fibromyalgia | ||||
| Brief Summary | Fibromyalgia is the second most common rheumatic disorder, affecting approximately 8-10 million persons in the U.S., and is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and soft tissue tenderness upon examination. This study focuses on the use of acupuncture as a mode of therapy for fibromyalgia. The issues under examination are: 1) the optimal duration of treatment, 2) the independent and synergistic effects of needle placement and needle stimulation, and 3) appropriate control strategies. The proposal utilizes a randomized, blinded, sham-controlled design to achieve these aims. Subjects are randomly assigned to one of four groups: 1)active site with stimulation, 2) active site, without stimulation, 3) sham site with stimulation, and 4) sham site, without stimulation. All subjects will receive acupuncture at escalating frequency, beginning at once per week and ending at 3 times per week. This "forced titration" design allows for the detection of inter-subject differences in responsiveness to acupuncture, as well as the factors which may predict responsiveness (or lack thereof). Secondary goals of the study are to collect data on the mechanism, safety, and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture in fibromyalgia, and to determine the optimal outcome measures, for a full scale research clinical trial. |
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| Detailed Description | |||||
| Study Phase | Phase III | ||||
| Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||||
| Study Design ICMJE | Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study | ||||
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| Intervention ICMJE | Procedure: Acupuncture | ||||
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline. |
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| Recruitment Information | |||||
| Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | ||||
| Enrollment ICMJE | |||||
| Completion Date | July 2003 | ||||
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| Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Gender | Both | ||||
| Ages | 18 Years to 65 Years | ||||
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | ||||
| Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||
| Location Countries ICMJE | United States | ||||
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| NCT ID ICMJE | NCT00010504 | ||||
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| Study ID Numbers ICMJE | R01 AT000004-01M, R01 AT000004-01 | ||||
| Study Sponsor ICMJE | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) | ||||
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| Information Provided By | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) | ||||
| Verification Date | March 2008 | ||||
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