The Effect of Cherry Seed Pillow on Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Cherry Seed Pillow on Pain and Quality of Life in Patients With Fibromyalgia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06171022
• Other study ID #: KaratatUH10
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 6, 2023
• Est. completion date: February 10, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: KTO Karatay University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study, the effects of 4-week Cherry seed pillow application on pain and quality of life in individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia will be examined.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 72
• Est. completion date: February 10, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: February 6, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Over 18 years of age
• Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia according to ACR classification criteria
• Neuromuscular system examination is normal
• Pain (vas-visual anologous scale) level of at least 5 points
• No communication problems
• Willingness to participate in the practice of using cherry seed cushion
• To be capable of answering the data collection tools to be used in the research
• Not having made hot, cold etc. applications at home

Exclusion Criteria:

• -No diagnosis of Fibromyalgia according to ACR classification criteria
• Normal examination of the neuromuscular system
• Pain (vas-visual anologous scale) level between 0-5
• Communication problems
• Failure to accept the practice of using cherry seed cushion and failure to finish the implementation process
• Having a musculoskeletal disorder other than fibromyalgia
• Pregnant or lactating
• To be capable of answering the data collection tools to be used in the research
• Having made hot, cold etc. applications at home

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fibromyalgia
• Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Intervention

Other:
• Cherry seed pillow
4 Weeks, 5 days a week, in addition to the routine physiotherapy application, 20 minutes of heated cherry seed pillow will be applied to the participant's back area.
• Control
4 Weeks, 5 days a week, in addition to the routine physiotherapy application, 20 minutes of hotpack will be applied to the participant's back area.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	KTO Karatay University	Konya	Karatay

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hasan Gerçek

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change from baseline in pain at 4 weeks	he rest, activity and night pains of the participants will be evaluated with a 10 cm Visual Analog Scale before the treatment and at the end of the 4-week application. "0" means no pain, "10" means excruciating pain. Results will be recorded in cm.	Baseline and 4 weeks
Secondary	Change from baseline in function at 4 weeks	The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire will be used to assess the functioning of the participants. The questionnaire consists of 20 questions. As the score increases, the function decreases.	Baseline and 4 weeks