Calcitonin in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether nasal administration of salmon calcitonin is effective and safe in the treatment of symptoms and signs of primary fibromyalgia.

Timeline

Start

2008-10

Primary completion

2009-02

Completion

2009-02

Publications

• Background Burckhardt CS, Clark SR, Bennett RM. The fibromyalgia impact questionnaire: development and validation. J Rheumatol. 1991 May;18(5):728-33.
• Background Wolfe F, Smythe HA, Yunus MB, Bennett RM, Bombardier C, Goldenberg DL, Tugwell P, Campbell SM, Abeles M, Clark P, et al. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 Criteria for the Classification of Fibromyalgia. Report of the Multicenter Criteria Committee. Arthritis Rheum. 1990 Feb;33(2):160-72. doi: 10.1002/art.1780330203.
• Background MacIntyre I, Alevizaki M, Bevis PJ, Zaidi M. Calcitonin and the peptides from the calcitonin gene. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1987 Apr;(217):45-55.
• Background Szanto J, Jozsef S, Rado J, Juhos E, Hindy I, Eckhardt S. Pain killing with calcitonin in patients with malignant tumours. Oncology. 1986;43(2):69-72. doi: 10.1159/000226336.
• Background Mystakidou K, Befon S, Hondros K, Kouskouni E, Vlahos L. Continuous subcutaneous administration of high-dose salmon calcitonin in bone metastasis: pain control and beta-endorphin plasma levels. J Pain Symptom Manage. 1999 Nov;18(5):323-30. doi: 10.1016/s0885-3924(99)00081-0.
• Background Gennari C. Analgesic effect of calcitonin in osteoporosis. Bone. 2002 May;30(5 Suppl):67S-70S. doi: 10.1016/s8756-3282(02)00713-5.
• Background Ofluoglu D, Akyuz G, Unay O, Kayhan O. The effect of calcitonin on beta-endorphin levels in postmenopausal osteoporotic patients with back pain. Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Jan;26(1):44-9. doi: 10.1007/s10067-006-0228-z. Epub 2006 Mar 31.
• Background Wolfe F. The fibromyalgia syndrome: a consensus report on fibromyalgia and disability. J Rheumatol. 1996 Mar;23(3):534-9. No abstract available.
• Background Bessette L, Carette S, Fossel AH, Lew RA. A placebo controlled crossover trial of subcutaneous salmon calcitonin in the treatment of patients with fibromyalgia. Scand J Rheumatol. 1998;27(2):112-6. doi: 10.1080/030097498440976.

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