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SynthesisSchmerz (Berlin, Germany)2017

[Complementary and alternative procedures for fibromyalgia syndrome : Updated guidelines 2017 and overview of systematic review articles].

J Langhorst, P Heldmann, P Henningsen, K Kopke, L Krumbein, H Lucius, A Winkelmann, B Wolf, W Häuser

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Synthesis in Schmerz (Berlin, Germany), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

2 · The registry

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Fibromyalgia syndrome].Innere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026
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  2. Patient Version of Guideline for Fibromyalgia (2025 Edition).Journal of evidence-based medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

J LanghorstInnere Medizin V (Naturheilkunde und integrative Medizin), Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Deutschland. j.langhorst@kliniken-essen-mitte.de.
P HeldmannBundesverband selbstständiger Physiotherapeuten, Bochum, Deutschland.
P HenningsenKlinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Technische Universität München, München, Deutschland.
K KopkeDepartment Pflege und Management, Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland.
L KrumbeinRehaKlinikum Bad Säckingen, Bad Säckingen, Deutschland.
H LuciusSchmerzambulanz, Helios-Fachklinik Schleswig, Schleswig, Deutschland.
A WinkelmannKlinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie, Physikalische Medizin und Rehabilitation, Klinikum der Universität München, München, Deutschland.
B WolfDeutsche Fibromyalgie Vereinigung, Seckach, Deutschland.
W HäuserKlinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Technische Universität München, München, Deutschland.
Bundesverband Selbstständiger Physiotherapeuten · DEHAW Hamburg · DEHelios Kliniken · DEHochrhein Institut für Rehabilitationsforschung · DEKliniken Essen-Mitte · DEKlinikum Saarbrücken · DEKlinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie, Physikalische Medizin und Rehabilitation · DETechnical University of Munich · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe regular update of the guidelines on fibromyalgia syndrome, AWMF number 145/004, was scheduled for April 2017.

methodsThe guidelines were developed by 13 scientific societies and 2 patient self-help organizations coordinated by the German Pain Society. Working groups (n =8) with a total of 42 members were formed balanced with respect to gender, medical expertise, position in the medical or scientific hierarchy and potential conflicts of interest. A search of the literature for systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials of complementary and alternative therapies from December 2010 to May 2016 was performed in the Cochrane library, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Scopus databases. Levels of evidence were assigned according to the classification system of the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine version 2009. The strength of recommendations was formed by multiple step formalized procedures to reach a consensus. Efficacy, risks, patient preferences and applicability of available therapies were weighed up against each other. The guidelines were reviewed and approved by the board of directors of the societies engaged in the development of the guidelines. RESULTS AND

conclusionMeditative movement therapies (e.g. qi gong, tai chi and yoga) are strongly recommended. Acupuncture and weight reduction in cases of obesity can be considered.

Indexed as

Practice Guidelines as TopicComplementary TherapiesConsensus Statements as TopicEvidence-Based MedicineFibromyalgiaGermanyHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSocieties, MedicalComplementary medicineFibromyalgia syndromeGuidelinesMedicine, alternativeReview, systematic

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PMID28493227
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