The Effect of Connective Tissue Massage on Pressure Pain Threshold in Fibromyalgia
Investigation of the Immediate Effect of Connective Tissue Massage on Pressure Pain Threshold in Fibromyalgia
- Fibromyalgia
- PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase not stated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
- Enrolment target
- 58
- Started
- 1 September 2026
- Main results due
- October 2026
- Study sites
- 1
- Registry updated
- 23 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Ages 18 years to 65 years.
- Women only.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Having a diagnosis of FM * Being a woman between the ages of 18 and 65 * Being willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed additional neurological, infectious, and other inflammatory rheumatic diseases; uncontrolled endocrine and/or autoimmune diseases * Severe psychiatric disorders * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Malignancy * Presence of acute inflammation, open wounds, or erythema in the massage areas
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
The aim of this randomized controlled study is to investigate the immediate effect of connective tissue massage (CTM) on the pressure pain threshold (PPT) in women with fibromyalgia.
Study sites(1)
Gazi Mustafa Kemal Occupational and Environmental Diseases Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Recruiting
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