drugset / Trial / NCT00535587

Testing Mestinon and Exercise in Fibromyalgia

NCT00535587 ↗

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this trial was to test the combined and independent effects of 6 months of exercise and Mestinon in people with fibromyalgia. Specifically, we wanted to determine if Mestinon helped people with fibromyalgia have an easier time exercising and if their symptoms improved by the end of the trial.

Timeline

Start
2002-09
Primary completion
2008-06
Completion
2008-06

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

registry analysis (superiority or other test); Mestinon/Exercise vs Placebo Pill/Attention Control; p <0.02; Median Difference (Final Values) .05; ANCOVA NCT00535587 ↗

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Pyridostigmine Small molecule — —

Indications