Association Between Hypermobility and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (HAMS)

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia; Myofascial Pain Syndromes; Hypermobility, Joint; Pain Disorder; Arthralgia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01032863

K-PAE-09-258

Details and patient eligibility

About

Study hypothesis:- Benign joint hyper mobility syndrome which persists into adulthood is a special type of benign joint hyper mobility which is more likely to predispose to chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Young Indian adults aged between 25 and 40 years who are blood donors or relatives of patients admitted as inpatient or presenting to the out patient department, in Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences will be enrolled, after excluding the exclusionary criteria. They will be assessed for the presence of chronic musculoskeletal pain using a validated self filled questionnaire. The primary investigator who will be blinded to their response will examine them for the presence of Benign Joint Hyper mobility Syndrome and for tender points suggestive of fibromyalgia.

Primary Objective:- To determine whether chronic musculoskeletal pain is associated with Hypermobility among Indian adults.

Study design:- Cross sectional survey

Enrollment: 112 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Completed their 25th birthday
2. Not yet celebrated their 40th birthday
3. Are relatives of patients being treated in Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences or voluntary blood donors in the same institute

Exclusion criteria

1. Subjects who have been diagnosed previously with a inflammatory musculoskeletal disease.
2. Subjects detected to have signs or symptoms of inflammatory arthritis on a detailed clinical examination and history taking.
3. Subjects who have symptoms suggestive of diabetes mellitus or hypothyroidism or have been previously diagnosed with the same.
4. Subjects who are not willing to participate.
5. Subjects who have been diagnosed as having a connective tissue disorder or have a family history of the same.

Trial design

112 participants in 1 patient group

Young healthy Indian adults

Description:

Persons aged between 25 and 40 years of age who are relatives of patients being treated in Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (Inpatient or Outpatient) and voluntary blood donors at the same institute who are willing to participate in the study.