Brain training meets acupuncture: a new hope for fibromyalgia pain?

NCT ID NCT06157866

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether combining cognitive training with electroacupuncture can reduce pain in people with fibromyalgia. Researchers will use brain scans to see if the treatment improves how patient and clinician brains sync up. The trial enrolls 100 adults with fibromyalgia and aims to understand how non-drug therapies might work.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: electroacupuncture
What this could lead to: If successful, this could point toward a non-drug therapy that improves pain management for fibromyalgia by enhancing the patient-clinician connection.
What could go wrong: This is an early-stage study focused on brain imaging, not a proven treatment. The approach may not lead to lasting pain relief, and results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Pain fibromyalgia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

FIBROMYALGIA

Contacts and locations

Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITING

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 02467, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITING

Charlestown, Massachusetts, 02129, United States
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
RECRUITING

Charlestown, Massachusetts, 02129, United States

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