A randomized placebo-controlled study of noninvasive cortical electrostimulation in the treatment of fibromyalgia patients

Pain Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-124

  Hargrove, Jeffrey B ^a,b   Bennett, Robert M ^c   Simons, David G ^d   Smith, Susan J ^a   Nagpal, Sunil ^a   Deering, Donald E ^e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KETTERING UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NeuroHealth Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical; Electrical; Fibromyalgia; Noninvasive; Pain management; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EYE MOVEMENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NOCICEPTION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; SHAM PROCEDURE; SLEEP; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TENDER POINT; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84862969232     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01292.x     Document Type: Article

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