Add-on Complex Ayurvedic Treatment in Fibromyalgia-Syndrome Compared to Standard Care Alone
NCT ID: NCT01389336
Last Updated: 2013-05-08
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
31 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2011-07-31
2013-05-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_CONTROL
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Add-on Ayurveda - Group
In the Āyurveda add-on-group 20 patients will receive individualized treatment according to the Āyurveda diagnosis which may include manual treatments, massages, dietary advice, specific consideration of selected food items, āyurvedic lifestyle \& yoga posture advice and daily self-applied massage on top of standard care.
No interventions assigned to this group
Standard Care
20 Patients will receive the individually adjusted complex conventional standard care according to the current AWMF-guidelines including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, specific pain therapy and psychotherapy.
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* age between 18 and 70 years
* FMS according to current guidelines
Exclusion Criteria
* pregnancy or breat feeding
* acute psychiatric condition
* severe acute somatic disease
* severechronic comorbidity
* obesity WHO \>= II degree
* bloodcoagulation-disease
* intake of opiods
* current treatment with hyperthermia
* simultaneous participant in other trial
* praticipation in other trial during 6 month before inclusion
18 Years
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Dr.Heinz Horst Deichmann Foundation,Essen,Germany
UNKNOWN
Andreas Michalsen
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Andreas Michalsen
Prof. Dr. Andreas Michalsen
Principal Investigators
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Andreas Michalsen, Prof. Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Charité Medical University Berlin Germany
Locations
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Immanuel Hospital Berlin
Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany
Countries
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References
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Kessler CS, Ostermann T, Meier L, Stapelfeldt E, Schutte S, Duda J, Michalsen A. Additive Complex Ayurvedic Treatment in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome Compared to Conventional Standard Care Alone: A Nonrandomized Controlled Clinical Pilot Study (KAFA Trial). Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:751403. doi: 10.1155/2013/751403. Epub 2013 Sep 1.
Related Links
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Hospital Website
University Website
Other Identifiers
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KAFA
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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