Effects of social support and education on health care costs for patients with fibromyalgia.
K Oliver, T A Cronan, H R Walen...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11764222Completed
Phase 2
Age: 21Years +
All Genders
ID00000423
Social Support and Health in Fibromyalgia
Led by San Diego State University · Updated on 2013-12-04
600
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
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Sponsors
S
San Diego State University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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 health maintenance organization. We randomly assigned the study participants to one of three groups. People in the social support group met with others who suffer from FMS for 2 hours every week for 10 weeks, and then monthly for an additional 10 months. The social support and education group also had 10 2-hour weekly meetings followed by 10 monthly meetings with others who suffer from FMS. Members of this group learned about the disease and ways they can manage it themselves. The third group participated only in the five assessment periods. The study lasted 4 years.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Support, Health, and Fibromyalgia
Who Can Participate
Age: 21Years +
All Genders
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 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.
You will not qualify if you...
- 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.
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
San Diego State University
San Diego, California, United States, 92120
Status Unknown
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
FACTORIAL
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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