As promised, I’ve compiled a list of the localities with clinical trial sites for IMC-1, a potentially new fibromyalgia medication that combines famciclovir, a common antiviral medication, with celecoxib, an anti-inflammatory arthritis drug with antiviral properties.
Read more about IMC-1 and the theory behind how it may work here: Is fibromyalgia caused by the herpes virus | Drug trial may answer that question
Read more about the IMC-1 trial here: About the Fortress trial
…And here: Fibromyalgia outcome research trial evaluating synergistic suppression of HSV-1 (FORTRESS)
Watch an interview with Virios CEO and chairman Greg Duncan where he discusses the trial.
If you live in one of the areas listed below and are interested in participating in the Fortress trial…
See if you qualify!
Alabama
- Birmingham
Arkansas
- Rogers
California
- Beverly Hills
- Oceanside
- Riverside
- Sacramento
- San Diego
- Santa Ana
- Temecula
Florida
- Jacksonville
- Oldsmar
- Orlando
- Tampa
Georgia
- Alpharetta
Illinois
- Gurnee
Indiana
- Evansville
Iowa
- Des Moines
Kansas
- Prairie Village
Louisiana
- New Orleans
- Prairieville
Massachusetts
- Boston
- North Dartmouth
- Quincy
Mississippi
- Jackson
Nevada
- Las Vegas
New Mexico
- Albuquerque
New York
- Cedarhurst
- Williamsville
Ohio
- Cincinnati
- North Canton
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City
- Tulsa
Oregon
- Salem
Pennsylvania
- Allentown
Rhode Island
- Warwick
Tennessee
- Chattanooga
- Knoxville
Texas
- Austin
- Dallas
Utah
- Salt Lake City
Virginia
- Charlottesville
Washington
- Everett
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Nothing in Connecticut
I’m sorry to see that Arizona doesn’t have a trial location yet. I was looking forward to applying for it but even traveling to California would be impossible.
I live in Sacramento, California (on fortress list as one of the cities that is on their list. I tried to signup and I was told, “nothing availabe.” So why?
I don’t know. I believe there is a contact email address on the trial’s ClinicalTrials.gov page, which is linked in the post. Maybe they are already full there.
Same here. It doesn’t work.
Any information on the trials with the migraine medication fremanezumab?
From ClinicalTrials.gov: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03965091
Looks like they’re recruiting.
Hi I live in the UK do you know if the trials in the US would make its way over to the UK?
I doubt it, but you could always email the company to ask. I believe there’s an email address in the ClinicalTrials.gov listing, which was linked in the post.
Which anti -inflammatory drug is used? I have moderate kidney compromise, and was told NOT to use Motrin, ASA. and other such drugs?
It was included in the first sentence of the post.