IV lidocaine shows promise for fibromyalgia sleep troubles
NCT ID NCT07100665
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how intravenous lidocaine affects sleep and quality of life in 51 people with fibromyalgia who still had pain and sleep problems despite other treatments. Researchers measured pain, sleep quality, and overall impact of the condition. The goal was to see if this treatment could help with symptoms that are hard to manage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lidocaine (intravenous)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to ease sleep problems and improve daily life for people with fibromyalgia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study with no control group, so results are preliminary. It does not prove IV lidocaine is better than other treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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51 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
Fifty-two patients aged 18-65 years who were treated with IV lidocaine and met the ACR (American College of Rheumatology) 2016 FM diagnostic criteria and had ongoing complaints despite pharmacological and non-pharmacological FM treatments (Numeric Rating Scale \>5) and accompanied by sleep disturbance (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score \>5) between June 2023 and June 2024 were evaluated retrospectively.
- Ages
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18 to 65 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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Inclusion Criteria:Patients with sleep disturbances (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score \>5), * who continued to have complaints despite pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for FM (Numeric Rating Scale \>4), * who met the ACR (American College of Rheumatology) 2016 FM diagnostic criteria, * and who received IV lidocaine treatment, Exclusion Criteria:-Patients whose medical treatment was changed during follow-up related to FM, those with metabolic diseases (chronic renal and hepatic failure, spondyloarthropathies, uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension, hypo/hyperthyroidism, etc.), * patients with abnormal serum electrolyte levels, those taking magnesium or vitamin D supplements, pregnant women, * patients with known allergy to the administered drug, those with malignancy or active infection, patients with neuromuscular disease and psychosis, * patients with known cardiac arrhythmia and decompensated heart disease, -patients whose IV lidocaine treatment could not be completed, * patients whose data were not available and who did not accept treatment were excluded from the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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İKanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital
Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, (507) 277-4773, Turkey (Türkiye)
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