Long-Term Outcomes in Fibromyalgia Patients Treated with Cortical Electrostimulation
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2012
Publication Title
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Abstract
Objective
To evaluate long-term outcomes of a noninvasive cortical stimulation technology in the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM).
Design
After trial follow-up survey of subjects who had completed a randomized, controlled, double-blind study of noninvasive cortical stimulation therapy some 45 months previously.
Setting
General community.
Participants
Patients with FM (N=69) who participated in the previous study, 39 of whom were mailed surveys.
Interventions
Not applicable.
Main Outcome Measure
Changes in the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire.
Results
There was a 64% survey return rate. The total Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire score was 52.6 at baseline, 35.7 at end of study, and 31.8 at follow-up (P
Conclusions
A high percentage of patients with FM treated with noninvasive cortical stimulation continued to experience worthwhile improvement at follow-up.
Volume
93
Issue
10
First Page
1868
Last Page
1871
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2012.04.006
ISSN
0003-9993
Rights
Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Recommended Citation
Hargrove, Jeffrey; Bennett, Robert M.; and Clauw, Daniel J., "Long-Term Outcomes in Fibromyalgia Patients Treated with Cortical Electrostimulation" (2012). Mechanical Engineering Publications. 43.
https://digitalcommons.kettering.edu/mech_eng_facultypubs/43
