Actively Recruiting
Analgesic Response to Opioids in Patients With Fibromyalgia After Conventional Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture
Led by University of California, Irvine · Updated on 2025-11-12
45
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
89 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study aims to see whether acupuncture can help fibromyalgia patients by giving them acupuncture treatment and seeing whether acupuncture helps enhance the effects of an opioid.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Analgesic Response to Opioids in Patients With Fibromyalgia After Conventional Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Are 18 - 80 years old
- Have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia for more than 6 months
- Are already using chronic, continuous opioid therapy, including but not limited to Hydrocodone (Norco), Oxycodone (Percocet), morphine, methadone, or Tylenol #3 daily
- Have moderate to excruciating pain at baseline, determined by a 5 or greater score on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
You will not qualify if you...
- Are younger than 18 or older than 80 years old
- Have been diagnosed with a Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
- Are pregnant
- Have an active litigation or worker's compensation case
- Have an active mental health diagnosis, such as bipolar disorder, psychosis, or suicidal ideation
- Are prescribed and actively using low dose Naltrexone
- Have tried acupuncture in the last 6 months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
UCI Health Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
Irvine, California, United States, 92617
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Research Team
S
Shima Khanahmadi, MD
CONTACT
H
Hannah Cho, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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