Status:
UNKNOWN
A Brain Imaging Study of Tai Chi on Fibromyalgia
Lead Sponsor:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Conditions:
Fibromyalgia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To accomplish our Specific Aims, we propose to conduct a two-session fMRI experiment in up to 30 patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and up to 30 healthy controls. All subjects will be invited to complete...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Criteria for fibromyalgia patients.
- Volunteers 18-50 years of age.
- Fibromyalgia for at least the past 3 months, as determined by the referring physician.
- At least a 10th grade English-reading level; English can be a second language provided that the patients feel they understand all the questions used in the assessment measures.
Exclusion
- Specific causes of pain (e.g., cancer, fractures, spinal stenosis, infections)
- History of cardiac, respiratory, or nervous system disease that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes participation in the study because of a heightened potential for adverse outcome.
- Presence of any contraindications to fMRI scanning. For example: cardiac pacemaker, metal implants, fear of closed spaces, pregnancy.
- Criteria for healthy adults.
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Volunteers 18-50 years of age.
- At least a 10th grade English-reading level; English can be a second language provided that the patients feel they understand all the questions used in the assessment measures.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01857219
Start Date
January 1 2013
End Date
August 1 2020
Last Update
February 25 2020
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States, 02129