The Effect of Cherry Seed Pillow on Fibromyalgia

Hasan Gerçek

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: Control; Other: Cherry seed pillow

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06171022

KaratatUH10

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, the effects of 4-week Cherry seed pillow application on pain and quality of life in individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia will be examined.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 18 years of age
• Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia according to ACR classification criteria
• Neuromuscular system examination is normal
• Pain (vas-visual anologous scale) level of at least 5 points
• No communication problems
• Willingness to participate in the practice of using cherry seed cushion
• To be capable of answering the data collection tools to be used in the research
• Not having made hot, cold etc. applications at home

Exclusion criteria

• -No diagnosis of Fibromyalgia according to ACR classification criteria
• Normal examination of the neuromuscular system
• Pain (vas-visual anologous scale) level between 0-5
• Communication problems
• Failure to accept the practice of using cherry seed cushion and failure to finish the implementation process
• Having a musculoskeletal disorder other than fibromyalgia
• Pregnant or lactating
• To be capable of answering the data collection tools to be used in the research
• Having made hot, cold etc. applications at home

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

Cherry seed pillow

Experimental group

Description:

4 Weeks, 5 days a week, 20 minutes, in addition to the physiotherapy application of the routine, a heated cherry seed pillow will be applied.

Treatment:

Other: Cherry seed pillow

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

4 Weeks, 5 days a week, 20 minutes, in addition to the physiotherapy application of the routine, a hot-pack will be applied.

Treatment:

Other: Control