# Fibromyalgia TENS in Physical Therapy Study (TIPS): an Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trial

> **NCT04683042** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Kathleen Sluka** · enrollment: 459 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Fibromyalgia

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) with PT
- **OTHER:** PT only

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04683042
- **Lead sponsor:** Kathleen Sluka
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-01-22
- **Primary completion:** 2025-03-11
- **Final completion:** 2025-03-11
- **Target enrollment:** 459 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-29


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04683042

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04683042, "Fibromyalgia TENS in Physical Therapy Study (TIPS): an Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04683042. Licensed CC0.

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