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CompletedNCT04865523EMLDIPWFUpdated Aug 31, 2023

Effectiveness of Manual Lymphatic Drainage in Patients With Fibromyalgia

An interventional study of Manual Lymphatic Drainage in Fibromyalgia, sponsored by Camilo Jose Cela University. Completed at 1 site in Spain. Open to female participants aged 30 Years to 55 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-08-31.

Sponsored by Camilo Jose Cela University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
30 Years to 55 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Manual Lymphatic Drainage is a widely used technique for lymphedema. However, the analgesic effects of this technique could be potentially useful for managing pain in patients with generalized widespread chronic pain, including patients with fibromyalgia.

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Conditions studied

  • Fibromyalgia

Keywords

  • Manual Lymphatic Drainage
  • Randomized clinical trial
  • Pain
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In context

Fibromyalgia

1,336 studies on the registry are indexed under Fibromyalgia; 266 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 60 across 1,035 interventional studies indexed under Fibromyalgia.

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Lead sponsor

Camilo Jose Cela University is the lead sponsor of 22 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
30 Years to 55 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Women with diagnosis of Fibromyalgia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women with heart failure.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Manual Lymphatic Drainage

    Other: Manual Lymphatic Drainage

  • No intervention
    No intervention

Interventions

  • OtherManual Lymphatic Drainage

    Manual lymphatic drainage is a technique that through gentle passes facilitates the flow of lymph through manual therapy techniques based on Vodder therapy. This technique is being studied to know its effectiveness in pain and for this reason we want to carry out this research.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain pressure threshold

    Kg/cm2

    Time frame: Baseline

  2. Pain pressure threshold

    Kg/cm2

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention

  3. Pain pressure threshold

    Kg/cm2

    Time frame: Up to 15 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Visual Analogue Scale

    0-10

    Time frame: Baseline

  2. Visual Analogue Scale

    0-10

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention

  3. Visual Analogue Scale

    0-10

    Time frame: Up to 15 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Juan Antonio Valera-Calero
    Madrid, 28692, Spain
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 31, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04865523
Lead sponsor
Camilo Jose Cela University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 29, 2021
Start date
May 7, 2021
Primary completion
Jul 1, 2021
Completion
Jul 21, 2021
Last update
Aug 31, 2023

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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