Sensory Stimulation in Fibromyalgia

October 16, 2018 updated by: Jesus Pujol

Study of the Effectiveness of Vibrotactile Sensory Stimulation in Fibromyalgia Patients

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of low-intensity and prolonged vibrotactile sensory stimulation on symptom relieve in fibromyalgia patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The trial will last up to 8 weeks for each subject and includes:

Three weeks treatment 1 (sham or actual) Two week washout Three weeks treatment 2 (sham or actual) Vibrotactile sensory stimulation will consist on whole-body stimulation with mechanical stimuli of pallesthetic type at high rate, low intensity and long daily duration.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

77

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Barcelona, Spain, 08003
        • Hospital del Mar

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • A diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) (Arthritis Rheum, 1990;33:160-172)
  • Clinical symptoms are not a consequence of other medical disorder (although the presence of other disorders is not an exclusion criterion)
  • Diagnoses established by an expert on fibromyalgia.
  • Stable treatment of chronic use.
  • Subject demonstrates an understanding of the study and a willingness to participate as evidenced by voluntary written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Generalized inflammatory articular or rheumatic disease.
  • Heavily exercise for 12 hours prior to fMRI assessment
  • Severe, non-stable medical, endocrinological or neurological disorder.
  • Psychotic disorder or drug abuse.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Active treatment
Vibrotactile sensory stimulation
Device: Vibrotactile stimulation
Vibrotactile sensory stimulation will consist on whole-body stimulation with mechanical stimuli of pallesthetic type at high rate (20-90 Hz), low intensity and long daily duration (3h).
Sham Comparator: Sham
Identical device. No vibration
Device: Vibrotactile stimulation
Vibrotactile sensory stimulation will consist on whole-body stimulation with mechanical stimuli of pallesthetic type at high rate (20-90 Hz), low intensity and long daily duration (3h).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
101-point verbal rating scale (VRS)
Time Frame: 3 weeks
Change on fibromyalgia key symptoms rated using 101-point verbal rating scale (combining pain, fatigue and subjective cognitive problems).
3 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Associated symptom improvement
Time Frame: 3 weeks
Change on fibromyalgia secondary symptoms (including sleep disturbance, anxiety, mood, activity limitation, treatment reduction and general health rating).
3 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Jesus Pujol

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jesús Pujol, MD, Hospital del Mar

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 4, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 18, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 19, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

July 24, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 17, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 16, 2018

Last Verified

October 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MOT6932

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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