Hands-on jaw therapy may ease fibromyalgia pain
NCT ID NCT06365151
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a gentle hands-on treatment called osteopathic manual therapy can reduce jaw pain and improve jaw function in people with fibromyalgia. About 114 adults with both conditions will receive either real or sham therapy. Researchers will measure pain, jaw movement, and daily limitations over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- osteopathic manual therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to reduce jaw pain and improve daily function in people with fibromyalgia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 114 participants. The sham treatment may show similar effects, and results may not apply to everyone with fibromyalgia.
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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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About 114 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * be diagnosed as suffering from fibromyalgia, * present moderate pain or dysfunction of more than 3 months' duration in the temporomandibular joint, * be over 18 years old, * understand Spanish and/or Catalan correctly, * and read and accept the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * history of trauma or recent surgery to the head, face or neck; * systemic, rheumatic or central nervous system diseases; * diagnosis of malignant tumors or cancer in the orofacial region; * participate in other studies at the same time.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Osteopatia i Fisioteràpia Cornellà
RECRUITINGCornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08940, Spain
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