Analgesic Response to Opioids in Patients With Fibromyalgia After Conventional Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture

Description

This study aims to see whether acupuncture can help fibromyalgia patients by giving them acupuncture treatment and seeing whether acupuncture helps enhance the effects of an opioid.

Conditions

Fibromyalgia

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Study overview

This study aims to see whether acupuncture can help fibromyalgia patients by giving them acupuncture treatment and seeing whether acupuncture helps enhance the effects of an opioid.

Analgesic Response to Opioids in Patients With Fibromyalgia After Conventional Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture

Analgesic Response to Opioids in Patients With Fibromyalgia After Conventional Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture

Condition
Fibromyalgia
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Irvine

UCI Health Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, Irvine, California, United States, 92617

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

  • * Are 18 - 80 years old
  • * have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia for more than 6 months
  • * Are already using chronic, continuous opioid therapy, including but not limited to the use of Hydrocodone (Norco), Oxycodone (Percocet), morphine, methadone or Tylenol #3 daily
  • * Have moderate to excruciating pain at baseline, determined by a 5 or greater score on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
  • * Are younger than 18 or older than 80 years old
  • * Have been diagnosed with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
  • * Pregnant
  • * Have an active litigation or worker's compensation case
  • * Have an active mental health diagnosis, such as bipolar disorder, psychosis, or suicidal ideation
  • * Are prescribed and actively using low dose Naltrexone . Have tried acupuncture in the last 6 months

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, Irvine,

Ariana Nelson, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Irvine

Study Record Dates

2026-12-01