Biomarkers of Homeopathy in Fibromyalgia

This study has been completed.

First Received: July 31, 2003 Last Updated: August 17, 2006 History of Changes

Sponsor:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Information provided by:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00065702

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of individualized classical homeopathy in treatment of persons with fibromyalgia and to determine the usefulness of electroencephalographic and electrocardiographic measures to serve as markers of differences between active and placebo treatment.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Fibromyalgia	Drug: Active liquid remedy	Phase I Phase II

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Crossover Assignment, Efficacy Study

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Fibromyalgia

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Estimated Enrollment:	60
Study Start Date:	October 2000
Estimated Study Completion Date:	September 2002

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

ACR diagnosis of fibromyalgia;
Willing to take daily active or placebo liquid remedy under double blind conditions for 6 months, involving daily succussion and dilution of source liquid from a stock bottle;
Willingness/ability to comply with dietary and lifestyle restrictions, i.e., no coffee in any form, no comphor or menthol-containing products; no electric blankets, no strong aromatics, no routine vaccinations, no concomitant use of acupuncture, chiropractic, polarity therapy, psychic healing, or magnet therapy;
No dental drilling, MRI scans unless emergent;
Withhold food or drink 30 mins before/after therapy;
Stable conventional care for 2 months prior to entry;
Willing to undergo 3 diagnostic physical exams, and to permit videotaping of interview sessions;
Willing to fill out questionnaires

Exclusion criteria:

Steroid-dependent medical conditions;
Chronic benzodiazepine or anticonvulsant use;
Use of tricyclic antidepressants, antihypertensives, and other drugs that alter orthostasis;
Pregnancy;
History of seizure disorder or syncope;
Life-threatening medical conditions;
Current active asthma;
History of anaphylactic shock;
Insulin-dependent diabetes;
Active suicidal ideation or psychosis.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00065702

Locations

United States, Arizona
U of Arizona College of Medicine, Program in Integrative Medicine
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Iris R. Bell, MD, PhD

University of Arizona College of Medicine

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	R21 AT000315-01, BellI
Study First Received:	July 31, 2003
Last Updated:	August 17, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00065702 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

fibromyalgia
homeopathy
EEG
EKG
chronic pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Muscular Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Fibromyalgia
Nervous System Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 27, 2009