Vagus Nerve Stimulation(VNS) As Treatment For Fibromyalgia Patients
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Fibromyalgia
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 80
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome with clinical symptoms involving multiple systems. The efficacy of current treatments is inadequate, and more alternative modalities are needed for the management of FM patients. The parasympathetic vagus nerve innervates and integrates sensory, motor, and autonomic systems and has been suggested to play a role in pain modulation. The role of vagus nerve stimulation…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Subject is 18 to 80 years old, including both male and female subjects.
2. Subject has a documented diagnosis of FM for at least three months. This requirement is to avoid the uncertainty of an unstable pain condition and to minimize the study variation.
3. Subject has a pain…
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