Mind-Body program aims to ease fibromyalgia pain without drugs
NCT ID NCT07145788
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an 8-week program called PhYoMind, which blends physiotherapy, yoga postures, breathing exercises, and mindfulness, against home exercise alone in 40 adults with fibromyalgia. The goal is to see if the combined approach reduces disability, pain, fatigue, and stress better than exercise by itself. Researchers will also check how the program affects the nervous system and overall well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PhYoMind program (physiotherapy techniques, yoga postures, breathing exercises, and mindfulness)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, drug-free way to reduce disability and improve quality of life for people with fibromyalgia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The benefit over simple home exercise may be small or absent.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Finished
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Jun 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 years and older
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Presence of clinically diagnosed fibromyalgia according to the American College of Rheumatology Exclusion Criteria: * Other serious illnesses causing severe pain and complicating participation in the study * Receiving another physiotherapy treatment concurrently with this study * Regular practice of yoga and/or mindfulness exercises prior to the study * History of acute myocardial infarction or heart failure and resulting cardiac capacity limitations. * Uncontrolled hypertension (resting systolic/diastolic blood pressure ≥160/100 mmHg) * Current treatment with medications known to significantly affect HRV (e.g. beta-blockers or antiarrhythmic drugs) * Pregnancy or planned pregnancy during the study period * Severe psychiatric disorders or insufficient cognitive abilities resulting in inability to participate in the study * Participants must either be on a stable treatment for FMS or not receiving any treatment, with no intention to alter their treatment plan during the study period. (Any unintended changes in fibromyalgia-related medications or other treatments during the study will be recorded and documented).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bosch Health Campus
Stuttgart, Auerbachstraße 112, 70376, Germany
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