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The Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Fibromyalgia Patients
What is being tested
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Device
Who is being recruted
Fibromyalgia+8
+ Muscular Diseases
+ Musculoskeletal Diseases
From 21 to 85 Years
+12 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Treatment Study
Interventional
Study Start: December 2014
Summary
Principal SponsorMedical University of South Carolina
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Study start date: December 1, 2014
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.Patients with fibromyalgia will complete questionnaires, six cognitive behavioral therapy sessions, quantitative sensory testing before and after the six therapy sessions, and undergo 30 minutes of tDCS during each of the six therapy sessions.
Official TitleThe Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Fibromyalgia Patients
Principal SponsorMedical University of South Carolina
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
15 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 21 to 85 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
FibromyalgiaMuscular DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesNervous System DiseasesNeurologic ManifestationsNeuromuscular DiseasesPainRheumatic DiseasesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsChronic Pain
Criteria
2 inclusion criteria required to participate
Meet the American College of Rheumatology criteria for diagnosis of fibromyalgia for at least 1 year.
Between the ages of 21 and 85
10 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Other chronic pain conditions
on chronic opioid therapy
history of seizures
are or might be pregnant
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Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
Experimental30 minutes of the active transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation is a minimally invasive technique that uses a small amount of electricity (2mA) to temporarily stimulate specific brain areas in awake people.
Group II
Experimental30 minutes of the sham transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation is a minimally invasive technique that uses a small amount of electricity (2mA) to temporarily stimulate specific brain areas in awake people.
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
Suspended
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, United StatesOpen Medical University of South Carolina in Google MapsCompletedOne Study Center