New program aims to ease fibromyalgia struggles without drugs
NCT ID NCT07661745
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a 24-session program for 100 adults with fibromyalgia. The program brings together nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, nutritionists, and mental health experts to teach self-management skills. Researchers measured quality of life, pain impact, and mood over 12 months to see if the program helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FIBROCatCentral Multidisciplinary Intervention Program (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a practical way to improve daily life and reduce symptoms for people with fibromyalgia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study without a control group, so results may not be widely applicable. The program is intensive and may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of fibromyalgia. * Age between 18 and 85 years. * Assigned to a participating Primary Care Center in the Central Catalonia region (Bages, Berguedà, Moianès, or Calaf areas). * Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe mental illness. * Current follow-up in a specialized hospital fibromyalgia unit and previous participation in a therapeutic group program for fibromyalgia. * Inability to complete study questionnaires due to language barriers, illiteracy, or other limitations affecting reading or writing. * Refusal or inability to provide informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Català de la Salut - Gerència Territorial Catalunya Central
Manresa, Barcelona, 08240, Spain
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