Very Low Frequency Magnetic Fields in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia

University of Roma La Sapienza

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Device: Very Low Frequency Magnetic Fields

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02231541

3295/2014

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of treatment with very low frequency electromagnetic fields on the reduction of pain in patients with fibromylgia, disease presenting with widespread musculoskeletal pain usually associated with other symptoms such as stiffness, fatigue, sleep disturbances, depression, anxiety.

Enrollment: 37 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Fibromyalgia diagnosed according to the criteria proposed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR 2010)
• Subjects aged between 18 and 60 years

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant patients
• Patients with pacemaker or other metal implants
• Systemic infectious disorders
• Neoplastic disorders
• Epilepsy
• Severe heart disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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37 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Very low frequency magnetic fields

Experimental group

Description:

The very low frequency magnetic fields (ELF) are magnetic fields already use for orthopedics pathology that have shown to be able to repair, to reduce pain, inflammation and edema in the damaged tissues.

Treatment:

Device: Very Low Frequency Magnetic Fields

Device: Very Low Frequency Magnetic Fields

Turned off very low frequency magnetic fields

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The very low frequency magnetic fields (ELF) are magnetic fields already use for orthopedics pathology that have shown to be able to repair, to reduce pain, inflammation and edema in the damaged tissues.

Treatment:

Device: Very Low Frequency Magnetic Fields

Device: Very Low Frequency Magnetic Fields