View clinical trials related to Fibromyalgia.
Filter by:Fibromyalgia is a medical disorder characterized by chronic widespread pain, and a heightened and painful response to pressure. Fibromyalgia symptoms are not restricted to pain, leading to the use of the alternative term fibromyalgia syndrome for the condition. Other symptoms include functional gastrointestinal pain and discomfort. The origin of these symptoms is not yet known, and a few hypotheses have been stated. One of the supposed mechanisms that may lead to gastrointestinal hypersensitivity is a chronic, low-grade, intestinal inflammation due to an increased intestinal permeability. In this study, we hypothesise that the food supplement PERMEAPROTECT (that contains, amongst other nutrients, glutamine and curcumin) contributes to reducing the intestinal permeability and low-grade inflammation, thus improving gastrointestinal quality of life.
Fibromyalgia is a clinical syndrome with chronic pain, fatigue, and sleep disorders being the main symptoms. There is no commonly accepted efficacious treatment modality. Training in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a structured, 8-week, cognitively and affectively oriented intervention program, and has been shown to produce health benefits in a number of studies. We plan to conduct a randomized, controlled, clinical study with the aim of testing the efficacy of MBSR for fibromyalgia. Because fibromyalgia is almost exclusively a female disorder, we will limit this investigation to women. 180 female, fibromyalgia patients will be randomized into three groups: 1. Mindfulness training 2. Active control 3. Wait-list control. The main outcome criteria are self-reported and fibromyalgia-specific Quality of Life (QOL), and a Biobehavioral Fibromyalgia Index composed of a variety of psychophysiological and behavioral variables. This index will be generated from data gathered via an ambulatory psychophysiological monitoring system, which comprises parameters of mobility, sleep quality, and cardiovascular well-being. These and other relevant variables (depression score, general QOL, pain quality, anxiety, mindfulness, compliance, other therapeutic measures) will be assessed at the beginning and end of the training, as well as at 4- and 12-months post-treatment. A primary focus will be assessing whether it is possible to promote psychological well-being through the learning of attentive presence and any resultant affective affirmation.
The Fibromyalgia Family Study identifies and collects blood samples from families with two or more members affected with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS). The primary goal of the study is to identify genes that predispose people to FMS and/or symptoms related to FMS; identifying these genes may lead to a better understanding of the disease and more effective treatments.