Fibromyalgia & musculoskeletal pain
Warm acupuncture for fibromyalgia with increased cold sensitivity: a cross-over randomised controlled trial
Primary result · Change in VAS for cold sensitivityResult — go to the resultMD 1.48 95% CI 0.28–2.67Authors' conclusion
Warm acupuncture may reduce the heightened sensitivity to cold, pain and wind, as well as the severity of the fibromyalgia in those patients with cold intolerance.
Study context
- Population
- FM patients with high cold sensitivity
- Participants
- 38 patients
- Comparison
- Warm acupuncture vs observation, 8 weeks each, cross-over
- Primary endpoint
- Change in VAS score for cold sensitivity
- Follow-up
- Week 8
Methodological detailssingle-blinded, cross-over, preliminary, exploratory
- Single-blinded
- Cross-over
- Preliminary
- Exploratory
Primary result
Change in VAS for cold sensitivity
MD
1.48
95% CI 0.28–2.67
P = 0.019
Change by group
Warm acupuncture
2.31
cm
Observation
0.83
cm
Warm acupuncturevs Observation
MD 1.48 (95% CI 0.28–2.67); P = 0.019
As reported in the abstract
Secondary outcomes
| Outcome | MD (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change in VAS for cold sensitivity · week 4 | 1.16 (−0.03 to 2.36) | P = 0.015 | |
| −10123Difference (linear scale) |
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain, wind, and Polysymptomatic Distress Scale scores · week 8
- Greater improvement during treatment period vs observation period
Original publication
Warm acupuncture for fibromyalgia with increased cold sensitivity: a cross-over randomised controlled trial. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 10 February 2025. doi:10.
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