title: [A new approach to the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome. The use of Telo Cypro].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The therapy of fibromyalgia (SF), with pharmacological and non pharmacological treatments, is not always effective and the benefits obtained can be unsteady or non-lasting. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a pure copper wire sheet ("Telo Cypro") used as bedsheet, on sleep quality as well as spontaneous and provoked pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was double-blind, with two parallel groups, versus placebo. Forty patients with fibromyalgia were enrolled, thirty-eight females and two males, with a mean age of 48.8 years and without any current pharmacological treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results obtained show how the use of "Telo Cypro" is extremely beneficial in subjects with fibromyalgia, in reducing painful symptomatology at the tender point level and improving sleep quality, with a positive effect on the patients' cenesthesia at awakening.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In conclusion, the use of "Telo Cypro" can be a valid help in the treatment of fibromyalgia.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Reumatologia, Università degli Studi, Siena.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biasi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Badii
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magaldi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moltoni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marcolongo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001513:Beds; D003300:Copper; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D003300:Copper
vernacular_title: Un nuovo approccio al trattamento della sindrome fibromialgica. L'uso del Telo Cypro.