Right/Left Discrimination Training on Fibromyalgia Patients

Ahram Canadian University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: Right/left discrimination training; Other: usual care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05915598

012/0059000012

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine whether a targeted right/left discrimination training program can improve pain perception and functional disability in fibromyalgia patients.

Enrollment: 64 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the 2016 American College of Rheumatology criteria
• Adults between 35 - 55 years old
• Both sexes
• Stable medication use for at least one month prior to enrollment

Exclusion criteria

• History of other musculoskeletal or neurological disorders
• Current involvement in another pain management program or study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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64 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Right/left discrimination training: The training program will consist of tasks such as identifying the laterality of images (e.g., hands, feet, faces) and sounds (e.g., spatially localized sounds). The tasks will be designed with increasing levels of difficulty to challenge participants and promote skill development. Training schedule: Participants will be instructed to engage in the right/left discrimination training for 20 minutes per day, 5 days per week, over a six-week period. They will be encouraged to complete the training sessions at consistent times to support habit formation. Monitoring and feedback: The research team will remotely monitor participants' progress and provide personalized feedback on a weekly basis. This will include reviewing performance metrics within the app, discussing any challenges or barriers to adherence, and offering guidance to support continued engagement in the training program.

Treatment:

Other: Right/left discrimination training

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Usual care: Participants will continue their usual care management for fibromyalgia, including any prescribed medications and physician consultations. No specific right/left discrimination training will be provided to the control group.

Treatment:

Other: usual care