Effectiveness of Oral Magnesium Supplementation in Fibromyalgia Patients Not Responding to Standard Treatment

ConditionFibromyalgia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorShaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore

About this trial

Fibromyalgia is a complex widespread pain disorder. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of oral magnesium supplementation in reducing symptom severity among fibromyalgia patients who have not responded to standard treatment, using validated scoring systems such as the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire Revised (FIQR).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients diagnosed with FM according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 criteria

Age: 18-65 years.

Not responding to conventional treatment (e.g., amitriptyline, duloxetine, pregabalin) for at least 8 weeks

Patients giving informed consent for enrollment in the study.

Disqualifiers

1- Patients with renal impairment 2- Pregnant or lactating women 3- Already on magnesium or other mineral supplements 4- Known cases of inflammatory arthritis or other chronic pain syndromes

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Magnesium glycinate
  • Vitamins

Treatment groups

86 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators