Can tuning forks soothe fibromyalgia pain? new study tests sound therapy
NCT ID NCT05237050
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tested whether sound therapy using weighted tuning forks, combined with relaxation, could reduce pain in women with fibromyalgia. Forty women aged 30 to 60 took part, attending three weekly sessions. Researchers compared pain levels before and after sessions between those who got sound therapy plus relaxation and those who had relaxation alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sound therapy using weighted medical tuning forks
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-drug option to help ease fibromyalgia pain and improve quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 40 participants and no blinding, so results may not be reliable or apply to everyone.
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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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May 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2022
- 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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30 to 60 years
- 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: * Aged between 30 and 60 * Fibromyalgia diagnosed according to the criteria of the combined Widespread Pain Index (WPI) and the Symptom Severity Scale (SSS) of the American College of Rheumatology ; and this whatever the previous analgesic medication and whatever the symptomatology * Able to express her consent prior to participation in the study * Affiliated to or beneficiary of a social security regimen Exclusion Criteria: * Total deafness in one or both ears (patients with age-related presbycusis can be included) * Pregnant women * Patient under judicial protection (guardianship, curatorship...) or safeguard of justice
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gap Hospital
Gap, Hautes Alpes, 5000, France
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