Status:
COMPLETED
Support, Health, and Fibromyalgia
Lead Sponsor:
San Diego State University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Conditions:
Fibromyalgia
Quality of Life
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study tests the effects of social support and education on the health and well-being of people with fibromyalgia (FMS). We recruited 600 adults with a confirmed diagnosis of FMS from a large heal...
Detailed Description
Next to osteoarthritis, FMS is the most common arthritis-related disease. Symptoms include musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, morning stiffness, and sleep disturbances...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- A diagnosis of fibromyalgia documented in medical records and confirmed using The American College of Rheumatology criteria for classification of FMS: (1) A history of widespread pain (pain on both sides of the body, above and below the waist, and present for at least 3 months). (2) Pain in 11 or more of 18 tender-point sites.
- Patient willing to attend 10 weekly meetings and 10 monthly meetings.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who do not meet ACR criteria for FMS described above.
- Patients who cannot attend meetings once a week for 10 weeks and once a month for 10 months were excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 1996
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
February 1 2001
Estimated Enrollment :
600 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00000423
Start Date
September 1 1996
End Date
February 1 2001
Last Update
December 4 2013
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San Diego State University
San Diego, California, United States, 92120