SynthesisRheumatology international2009
Qualitative systemic review of randomized controlled trials on complementary and alternative medicine treatments in fibromyalgia.
Synthesis in Rheumatology international, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT02265029 (Evaluation of Spa Therapy in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Evaluation of Spa Therapy in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia : a Randomized, Controlled, Open Multicenter Study
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.
- Vegetarian and Vegan Diet in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Mindfulness meditation for workplace wellness: An evidence map.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2019Pooled it
- An overview of systematic reviews of complementary and alternative therapies for fibromyalgia using both AMSTAR and ROBIS as quality assessment tools.Systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Systematic review of psychological treatment in fibromyalgia.Current pain and headache reports · 2013Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based therapies in the treatment of somatization disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2013Pooled it
- Comparison of intermittent and consecutive balneological outpatient treatment (hydrotherapy and peloidotherapy) in fibromyalgia syndrome: a randomized, single-blind, pilot study.International journal of biometeorology · 2020Trial
- A parallel randomized controlled trial examining the effects of rhythmic sensory stimulation on fibromyalgia symptoms.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Spinal manipulation for fibromyalgia: a narrative review.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2025Article
- Whole-Body Photobiomodulation Therapy Propels the Fibromyalgia Patient into the Recomposition Phase: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Biomedicines · 2024Article
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- HJournal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2023Article
- Patients' appraisals about a multicomponent intervention for fibromyalgia syndrome in primary care: a focus group study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2021Article
- A comparison of two assessment tools used in overviews of systematic reviews: ROBIS versus AMSTAR-2.Systematic reviews · 2021Review
- Fibromyalgia in Older Individuals.Drugs & aging · 2021Review
- Food Implications in Central Sensitization Syndromes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- The Importance of Daily Activity for Reducing Fibromyalgia Symptoms: A Retrospective "Real World" Data Comparison of two Multimodal Treatment Programs.Archives of rheumatology · 2020Article
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- Fibromyalgia: Treating Pain in the Juvenile Patient.Paediatric drugs · 2017Review
- Subgrouping fibromyalgia patients according to response to therapeutic interventions: a new concept for a disease with low treatment-response rates.Rheumatology international · 2016Article
- Inhaled hydrogen sulfide prevents neuropathic pain after peripheral nerve injury in mice.Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry · 2015Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
- Erratum issuedHaeuser, Winfried [corrected to Häuser, Winfried].
Authors and funding
7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The objectives of the study were identification, quality evaluation and summary of RCTs on complementary and alternative medicine as defined by the National Institute of Health with the exception of dietary and nutritional supplements. A computerized search of databases from 1990 (year of publication of the ACR criteria for fibromyalgia) to July 2007 was performed. The RCTs were assessed by a methodological quality score. A total of 23 RCTs issued from 1992 to 2007 on acupuncture, balneotherapy, thermotherapy, magnetic therapy, homeopathy, manual manipulation, mind-body medicine, diet therapy and music therapy were identified. The RCTs had an average group size of 25 with the number of groups ranging from two to four. The quality score assessment of the RCTs yielded a mean score of 51 out of 100. The average methodological quality of the identified studies was fairly low. Best evidence was found for balneotherapy/hydrotherapy in multiple studies. Positive results were also noted for homeopathy and mild infrared hyperthermia in 1 RCT in each field. Mindfulness meditation showed mostly positive results in two trials and acupuncture mixed results in multiple trials with a tendency toward positive results. Tendencies for improvement were furthermore noted in single trials of the Mesendieck system, connective tissue massage and to some degree for osteopathy and magnet therapy. No positive evidence could be identified for Qi Gong, biofeedback, and body awareness therapy.
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