Trial reportRevista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)2025
Hot pack therapy versus cherry seed pillow in fibromyalgia patients: a prospective randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Comment on "Hot pack therapy versus cherry seed pillow in fibromyalgia patients: a randomized controlled trial".Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a cherry seed pillow on pain and quality of life in fibromyalgia patients.
methodsThis study used a pretest-posttest, randomized, and controlled prospective research design. It was conducted between December 2023 and February 2024 in the physiotherapy clinic of a private hospital. A total of 72 adults with fibromyalgia were randomly assigned to the cherry seed (n=36) and control (n=36) groups. Both groups received conventional physiotherapy 5 days a week for 4 weeks. A cherry seed pillow (microwave-heated) was used in the cherry seed group. A hot pack was applied to the control group. The data were collected using a personal information form, Visual Analog Scale, and Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire.
resultsThe change in the participants' resting pain before and after the treatment decreased in both the treatment (p<0.001, d=0.86) and control (p<0.001, d=0.97) groups. The change in activity pain decreased in the intervention (p<0.001, d=0.79) and control (p<0.001, d=0.87) groups. Similarly, there was a decrease in night pain in the intervention (p<0.001, d=0.86) and control (p<0.001, d=0.89) groups. The change in Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire scores of the participants showed a decrease in the intervention (p<0.001, d=3.90) and control (p<0.001, 30.03, d=4.28) groups.
conclusionBoth groups showed a reduction in pain, likely due to the combined effect of heat and physiotherapy; however, the clinical improvement was more significant in the control group, suggesting that the cherry seed pillow was less effective.
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