Wet cupping (Hijama) for fibromyalgia pain
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether wet cupping (Hijama) can help reduce pain in women with fibromyalgia. It is for women who have had moderate to severe pain and have not taken certain pain medications in the past year.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman between 18 and 55 years old.
- You have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia (using the 2016 ACR criteria) and have moderate to severe pain.
- You have not used certain medications (like muscle relaxants, antidepressants, seizure medicines, steroids, anti-anxiety drugs, or tramadol) in the past year.
- You do not have other serious health conditions like rheumatic disease, cancer, bleeding disorder, or severe anemia.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 18 and 35.
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