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Auricular Neuromodulation in Veterans With Fibromyalgia

VA Office of Research and Development
NCT IDNCT06415591ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

240

Study length

about 4 years

Ages

18+

Locations

1 site in GA

What this study is about

This trial is testing a treatment called percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation (PENFS) on the ear to help with pain and other symptoms of fibromyalgia. The goal is to see if PENFS can improve quality of life for veterans with this chronic pain condition.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Use Percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Endpoints

Primary: Improvements in Clinical Pain (DVPRS), Improvements in Clinical Pain (Self-reported analgesic consumption)

Secondary: PENFS effects on parasympathetic tone as measured by heart rate variability (HRV), Patient Reported Improvements (PROMIS change), rs-fcMRI as a biomarker of treatment response

Body systems

Musculoskeletal