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Gentle touch may ease pain: study explores massage effects in fibromyalgia

NCT ID NCT04206397

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Laura Case Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at how different types of touch, like those used in massage, affect pain in people with fibromyalgia compared to healthy volunteers. Researchers measured pain levels, touch pleasantness, and other factors like mood and trauma history. The goal was to better understand why massage might help some people with chronic pain.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

80 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2021

Finished

Oct 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. ages 18-65 2. fluent in English 3. physician diagnosis of Fibromyalgia but no other chronic pain conditions (patients) or no evidence of chronic pain (healthy volunteers) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Sensory, motor, or anatomic differences or injuries relevant to study procedures 2. Known anomalies of the central nervous system (including stroke, dementia, aneurysm, or personal history of psychosis) 3. Pregnancy 4. Inability to rate pain or sensations 5. Major medical conditions such as kidney, liver, cardiovascular (hypertension, preexisting cardiac arrhythmia), autonomic, pulmonary, or neurological problems (e.g., seizure disorder) or a chronic systemic disease (e.g., diabetes). 6. History of blood clots or first-degree family members with clotting disorders 7. Current use of opiate medication(s) 8. Contraindications to MRI if participating in pilot MRI study 9. Unable to identify a heat stimulus 50C or lower that generates a rating of a 7 on our VAS scale 10. History of fainting or seizures 11. History of frostbite 12. Open cut or sore on hand to be immersed in cold water bath 13. Fracture of limb to be immersed 14. History of Reynaud's phenomenon (hands get white, then blue on exposure to cold, then red on warming)

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Conditions

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fibromyalgia

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Fibromyalgia

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • ACTRI

    La Jolla, California, 92093, United States

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