Heat Therapy for Fibromyalgia
CompletedNot applicableNCT03768947
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The purpose of this study is to see if heat therapy intervention via hot water immersion (i.e., a hot tub) is an effective treatment for patients with Fibromyalgia.
Study details
- Official title
- Heat Therapy for Fibromyalgia: The Effect on Chronic Pain and Possible Mechanisms
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Heat therapy via hot water immersion
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- Start date
- 2019-07-19
- Primary completion
- 2020-03-10
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Informed consent provided by the participant * Age 18 to 65 years * Diagnosis of FM according to American College of Rheumatology 2011 self-report criteria64 * Average BPI visual numerical pain score \> 4 * Stable doses of medications for at least 30 days prior to screening * Participant agrees to continue the same medication regimen for the study duration * FM patients with a sedentary lifestyle (exercise can alter heat shock protein levels) Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent * Age greater than 65 years * Previous history of hypotension * Pregnancy * Current clinically significant disease that would prevent safe heat therapy/hot water immersion (heart conditions such as myocardial infarction, angina, uncontrolled hypertension or kidney disease see below) * Reported previous bleeding problems * Anti-platelet medication (Plavix), Warfarin, and other anticoagulants (Eliquis, Pradaxa, and Xarelto) * Recent rectal, anal, vaginal or prostate surgery * Current litigation for fibromyalgia * Current disability proceedings * Active psychotic or suicidal symptoms * Current drug or alcohol abuse * Current regular exercise
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03768947