Clinical Effects of Radiofrequency in Fibromyalgia

NCT ID: NCT05641740

Last Updated: 2023-02-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-01

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of a single-session of Radiofrequency in patients with Fibromyalgia in comparison to a placebo group.

Detailed Description

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The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of a single-session of Radiofrequency on peripheral vascular blood flow of the skin of the hands and core body temperature in patients with Fibromyalgia in comparison to a placebo group. Also, to study the clinical effects of the intervention on subjective pain perception, pain threshold to pressure and electrical pain threshold and intensity.

Conditions

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Fibromyalgia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Radiofrequency Therapy Group

The experimental group will receive a single-session of radiofrequency in their hands that has vasodilator action.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Single-session of Radiofrequency

Intervention Type DEVICE

The experimental group continue with their usual conservative and pharmacological treatment and will receive a single-session of monopolar dielectric capacitive radiofrequency in their hands. An Biotronic Advance Develops® (ABD-S25v) with a carrier wave frequency of 800-900 KHz of 850 KHz will be used. Patients will be placed in a seated position, with the forearms supinated and resting on a wooden table. An almond oil conductor will be applied to the hands. The application will be carried out with a circular head of 5 cm2 and for a total of 10 minutes on each of the palms of the hands.

They will be evaluated at baseline and post-session.

Placebo Comparator: Control Group

The placebo group will receive a single placebo radiofrequency session with the machine in pause mode.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Control Placebo single-session of Radiofrequency

Intervention Type DEVICE

The control placebo group continue with their usual conservative and pharmacological treatment and will receive a placebo single-session of radiofrequency. This group will follow the same protocol and treatment time, but they will receive a placebo treatment (the device remains in paused mode), so that radiofrequency will not be applied.

They will be evaluated at baseline and post-session.

Interventions

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Single-session of Radiofrequency

The experimental group continue with their usual conservative and pharmacological treatment and will receive a single-session of monopolar dielectric capacitive radiofrequency in their hands. An Biotronic Advance Develops® (ABD-S25v) with a carrier wave frequency of 800-900 KHz of 850 KHz will be used. Patients will be placed in a seated position, with the forearms supinated and resting on a wooden table. An almond oil conductor will be applied to the hands. The application will be carried out with a circular head of 5 cm2 and for a total of 10 minutes on each of the palms of the hands.

They will be evaluated at baseline and post-session.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Control Placebo single-session of Radiofrequency

The control placebo group continue with their usual conservative and pharmacological treatment and will receive a placebo single-session of radiofrequency. This group will follow the same protocol and treatment time, but they will receive a placebo treatment (the device remains in paused mode), so that radiofrequency will not be applied.

They will be evaluated at baseline and post-session.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Electric Stimulation Therapy Control Placebo Group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia in accordance with the American College of Rheumatology criteria for classifying Fibromyalgia (2016 revision) by a rheumatologist of the Public Health System of Andalusia (Spain)
* Age from 18 to 70 years
* No other rheumatic diseases
* Absence of regular physical activity
* Limitation of usual activities due to pain on at least 1 day out of the previous 30

Exclusion Criteria

* Male sex
* Presence of cardiac, renal or hepatic insufficiency;
* Severe physical disability
* Pregnancy or lactation
* Active infections
* Psychiatric illness
* Active tumor.
* Treatment with vasoactive drugs or anticoagulants or a history of drug use
* Skin disorders
* Any other non-pharmacological therapy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universidad de Granada

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Encarnación Aguilar Ferrandiz

Research and teaching staff of the University of Granada

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mª Encarnación ME Aguilar Ferrándiz, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad de Granada

Locations

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University of Granada

Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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RADIO-Fibromyalgia

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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