Risk Factors of Primary Fibromyalgia

Studio Osteopatico Busto Arsizio

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: Life Stressor Checklist Revised (LSC-R) (Appendix 1)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05295316

230176

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a condition with a different non-specific symptoms which lead to a difficult diagnosis. Study suggests that osteopathy can help in improving FM symptoms, nevertheless, it can be difficult to identify which patients may benefit. The knowledge of FM risk factor can be useful tool for osteopaths and other clinician to implement a targeted, fast and multidisciplinary treatment protocol for those kind of patient.

Enrollment: 94 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• female patients
• Patient from Piedmont
• age between 20 and 65 years old
• inform consent
• for case group primary or secondary fibromyalgia

Exclusion criteria

• systemic or rheumatic or neoplastic diseases
• for control group the presence of primary or secondary fibromyalgia

Trial design

94 participants in 2 patient groups

Fibromyalgia

Description:

FM group was recruited at AMaR (rheumatic patients association of Piedmont) and the diagnosis of primary fibromyalgia was confirmed by the referring rheumatologist of the AMaR association.

Treatment:

Other: Life Stressor Checklist Revised (LSC-R) (Appendix 1)

Control

Description:

The control group was recruited in the same geographic area as the FM participant. The general practitioner of each individual patient certified the subject's state of good health.

Treatment:

Other: Life Stressor Checklist Revised (LSC-R) (Appendix 1)