Microcurrent for Fibromyalgia

Description

Explore the use of microcurrent therapy for fibromyalgia patients and evaluate its effect on generalized pain and quality of life. Determine if microcurrent therapy be effectively self-administered by the patient as an adjunct to medical pain management.

Conditions

Fibromyalgia

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Study overview

Explore the use of microcurrent therapy for fibromyalgia patients and evaluate its effect on generalized pain and quality of life. Determine if microcurrent therapy be effectively self-administered by the patient as an adjunct to medical pain management.

Microcurrent for Fibromyalgia, a Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Study

Microcurrent for Fibromyalgia

Condition
Fibromyalgia
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Nellis Air Force Base

Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States, 89191

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Male and female Active Duty or DoD beneficiary aged 18-74 years old.
  • * Meets diagnostic criteria of fibromyalgia as defined by the American College of Rheumatology 1990 Criteria 1,18 to be consistent with prior research.
  • * Symptom duration of at least 3 months
  • * Tender points: having \>10/18 tender points
  • * Pain-affected areas includes all quadrants of the body
  • * Other causes excluded clinically
  • * History of a neck injury sometime in their life
  • * Peripheral neuropathy
  • * Pregnancy
  • * History of:
  • * Brain/spine surgery
  • * Nerve entrapment surgery
  • * Severe bony deformities or contracture
  • * Hypersensitive reaction to the surface electrode
  • * Severe psychological disorders
  • * Current alcohol or drug abuse. (caveat: medical marijuana is permitted)
  • * Active infections
  • * Active cancer
  • * Cardiac arrhythmias (If yes, please list _____________)
  • * Received an organ transplant
  • * Pacemakers and electrically implanted electronic devices
  • * Subjects scheduled for surgery will not be eligible to participate in thisstudy until 6 weeks post-surgery.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 74 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Paul Crawford,

Study Record Dates

2024-12