The Effects of Core Shamanism in Fibromyalgia
ConditionFibromyalgia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-75
SponsorUniversity of California, Irvine
About this trial
This study aims to determine the feasibility of a shamanism intervention for patients with fibromyalgia, acquire efficacy data to determine if Shamanism reduces clinical pain and other common symptoms associated with fibromyalgia, and determine if the Shamanism intervention changes heart rate electrocardiogram (ECG), breathing rate, and brain wave electroencephalogram (EEG) outcomes in fibromyalgia patients and shamanic practitioners.
The investigators hypothesize that 80% of individuals will complete at least 80% of study visits, clinical pain severity and/or interference will be significantly reduced following the Shamanic intervention, and lung, heart, and/or brain activity will be altered with the Shamanic intervention and also become more synchronized between Shamanic Practitioners (SPs) and patients during the course of treatment.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Female
Over 18 and under 75 years of age.
Fibromyalgia patients and satisfies the 2016 Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Criteria for the classification of FM.
Mean recalled pain over the last seven days (7-day recall) greater than or equal to 4 on a 10 cm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain; 7-day recall.
Disqualifiers
Presence of a concurrent autoimmune or inflammatory disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory bowel disease, etc. that causes pain.
History of head injury with substantial loss of consciousness
Peripheral neuropathy of known cause that interferes with activities of daily living.
Routine daily use of opioid analgesics, marijuana, or history of substance abuse.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Core Shamanism
Treatment groups
25 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov