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Analgesic Response to Opioids in Patients With Fibromyalgia After Conventional Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture

University of California, Irvine
NCT IDNCT06571110ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

45

Study length

about 1.7 years

Ages

18–80

Locations

1 site in CA

What this study is about

Researchers are testing whether acupuncture helps fibromyalgia patients by giving them acupuncture treatment and seeing whether acupuncture enhances the effects of an opioid. The trial will compare traditional acupuncture (TA) with sham acupuncture (SA) on pain relief when combined with opioids.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Undergo Sham Acupuncture
  • 2.Undergo Traditional Acupuncture

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Endpoints

Primary: Change in the pain VAS versus time following opioid challenge for pre-post TA vs. pre-post SA

Body systems

Musculoskeletal