Status:
COMPLETED
Anti-Depressants vs Physiotherapy in Management of Fibromyalgia
Lead Sponsor:
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
Conditions:
Fibromyalgia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
To compare the efficacy of physiotherapy and anti-depressants in disability reduction in patients of Fibromyalgia syndrome.
Detailed Description
Research Question: Does the use of physiotherapy or pharmacotherapy help in improving quality of life in patients of fibromyalgia as judged by fibromyalgia impact questionnaire at a 6 month follow up...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient's between 18-60 yrs, belonging to either sex. With symptoms of chronic muscular pain of at least 12 weeks (that may or may not be consecutive) who fulfill the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia
Exclusion
- Patients of age group more than 60 yrs and below 18 years
- Pregnant or lactating females.
- Patients with a history of trauma.
- Patients with severe co morbid illness which prevents physical activity (for example, cardiovascular problems)
- Patients with the presence of specific medical disorders which require immediate treatment (for example, fractures, infectious diseases),
- Patients with associated neurological abnormality
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
175 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00704899
Start Date
March 1 2006
End Date
April 1 2008
Last Update
July 4 2008
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Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
Sevāgrām, Maharashtra, India, 442102