Can a zapping the brain ease fibromyalgia pain?
NCT ID NCT05963321
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a single session of mild electrical brain stimulation (tDCS) over the cerebellum can help reduce pain in women with fibromyalgia. About 92 right-handed women aged 18-65 with confirmed fibromyalgia and moderate-to-severe pain will receive the stimulation. The goal is to see if this approach can temporarily ease pain and change how the brain processes pain signals.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 92 people
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- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Right-handed women aged 18 to 65 years; who can read and write * Confirmed diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (2010-2016). * Pain score equal to or greater than 4 on the Numerical Pain Scale (Score 0-10) on most days in the last 3 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Reside outside Porto Alegre area. * Confirmed pregnancy * Contraindications to TMS and tDCS: metallic implant in the brain; medical devices implanted in the brain, heart pacemaker; cochlear implant; history of alcohol or drug abuse in the last 6 months; neurological pathologies; hx of head trauma or neurosurgery; decompensated systemic diseases and chronic inflammatory diseases (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Reiter's syndrome); uncompensated hypothyroidism; personal history of cancer, past or undergoing treatment. * Participants with diagnosis or recent contact with COVID will be excluded.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90.450-120, Brazil
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Hospital de clinicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 9410000, Brazil
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