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Keep this study
Lead
University of Michigan
With
The Dana Foundation
United States Department of Defense
Age
18–75
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Has met American College of Rheumatology (1990) criteria for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia for at least 1 year
Chronic pain more than 50% of days
Willing to limit introduction of any new medications or treatments for fibromyalgia during the study
Able to attend study visits up to three times weekly
Right-handed
Be capable of giving written informed consent
Willing to refrain from alcohol intake for 48 hours prior to brain scans
Be right handed
Be capable of giving written informed consent
Willing to refrain from alcohol intake 48 hours prior to brain scans
Capable of giving written consent
You may not be if
Knowledge that could prevent "blinding" of the participant to the study interventions (including previous acupuncture treatment)
Presence of a known coagulation abnormality, thrombocytopenia, or bleeding diathesis that may preclude the safe use of acupuncture
Autoimmune or inflammatory disease (in addition to fibromyalgia) that causes pain (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory bowel disease)
Daily use of narcotic pain-relievers
History of substance abuse
Simultaneous participation in other therapeutic trials
Pregnant or breastfeeding
Current severe psychiatric illness (e.g., schizophrenia, major depression with suicidal ideation)
Condition that may make exposure to fMRI medically inadvisable
Any condition that may prevent satisfactory completion of the study protocol
Exclusion for Healthy Volunteers:
Autoimmune or inflammatory disease (in addition to fibromyalgia) that causes pain (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory bowel disease)
Having met the ACR criteria for FM
Simultaneous participation in other therapeutic trials
Pregnant or breastfeeding
Current severe psychiatric illness (e.g., schizophrenia, major depression with suicidal ideation)
Condition that may make exposure to fMRI medically inadvisable
Any condition that may prevent satisfactory completion of the study protocol
Current major depression
Condition that may make exposure to PET medically inadvisable
