Prolonged Nightly Fasting in Fibromyalgia
TerminatedNot applicableNCT05581849
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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 present randomized-controlled pilot trial will test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an 8-week prolonged nightly fasting (PNF) intervention protocol in 20 adults with fibromyalgia. Aim 1: Evaluate feasibility and acceptability of the PNF intervention among participants with fibromyalgia. Aim 2: Evaluate preliminary efficacy of PNF on pain severity and sensitivity, mood, sleep and inflammation.
Study details
- Official title
- Prolonged Nightly Fasting in Individuals With Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Study
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Prolonged Nightly Fasting
- Behavioral: Health Education Control
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
- Start date
- 2023-03-20
- Primary completion
- 2025-04-01
- Sex
- Female
- 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: * age between 18 and 65 * female * able to speak, write, and read English * classified as having fibromyalgia based upon criteria established by the most up-to-date 2016 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Criteria for Fibromyalgia * has a smartphone. Exclusion Criteria: * history of eating disorders assessed by MINI Neuropsychiatric Interview * self-report of chronic malignant pain (e.g., cancer, HIV) or systemic inflammatory disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, lupus) * current use of melatonin or an immunosuppressant medication (e.g., steroids) * currently pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or breastfeeding * plans to relocate within the next 6 months * has diabetes mellitus * currently trying to lose weight * currently routinely fasting more than 12 hours a night * works night shifts
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05581849