Overview

L-Tyrosine Supplementation in Patients With Fibromyalgia

Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2011-01-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Patients in the study, who have a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, will be randomly assigned to take the amino acid L-tyrosine or placebo (blank pill) for 3 weeks. They will fill out questionnaires about their symptoms and see if they have any improvement. The investigators hypothesis is that taking tyrosine will help alleviate the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of fibromyalgia

- Pain greater than 4/10

- Age greater than 18

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnant

- Age less than 18