Physiotherapy Methods for Fibromyalgia

Sponsor
Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Study ID
NCT07425652
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
18 Years - 65 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Connective tissue massage — OTHER
    Connective tissue massage (CTM) is a manual technique that involves applying specific dragging or pulling movements to the superficial and subcutaneous connective tissue layers
  • Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation — OTHER
    Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique. It targets vagus nerve stimulation through the transcutaneous application of electrical impulses to the auricle

Study Details

The aim of our study was to examine and compare the effects of different physiotherapy methods, namely connective tissue massage, transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation and both, on pain, health status, sleep quality, fatigue, psychosocial status, autonomic symptoms and quality of life in women with fibromyalgia.

Key Dates

First listed
Feb 23, 2026
Start date
Mar 1, 2026
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2028
Completion
Jan 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
66 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: CTM Group
    Connective tissue massage (CTM) will be applied to this group 2 days a week for 6 weeks
  • Experimental: taVNS Group
    Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) will be applied to this group 2 days a week for 6 weeks
  • Experimental: CTM+taVNS Group
    Connective tissue massage (CTM) and transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) will be applied to this group 2 days a week for 6 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measure

Pain intensity as measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6th week (after treatment) ]

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