Could simple breathing exercises ease fibromyalgia symptoms?
NCT ID NCT07328763
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether pranayama breathing exercises can help people with fibromyalgia feel less pain, anxiety, and sleep better. About 54 adults with fibromyalgia will practice these breathing techniques. The goal is to see if this gentle, low-cost approach can improve quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pranayama breathing exercises
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help manage fibromyalgia symptoms like pain, anxiety, and poor sleep.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 54 participants and no comparison group. Results may not apply to everyone, and the benefits might be modest or hard to separate from a placebo effect.
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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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54 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Individuals aged 18 and over, * having experienced pain for at least three months, * diagnosed with fibromyalgia by a physician according to the ACR 2016 * romyalgia diagnostic criteria, * having a PUKI score of five or higher, * having a VAS pain score of one or higher, * having no communication problems, * and not being pregnant. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with a history of respiratory diseases such as malignancy or tuberculosis, * those with a psychiatric diagnosis, * those with nasal obstruction due to septal deviation, * and those who have previously participated in a similar breathing exercise program will be 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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Samsun Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital
Samsun, Turkey (Türkiye)