Effects of Fibromyalgia Education on Smart Phone Addiction, Pain, and Quality of Life — EFESAPQL  

Quality of Life Clinical Trial

Official title: Effects of Fibromyalgia Education on Smart Phone Addiction, Pain, and Quality of Life in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The study focuses on fibromyalgia, a condition characterized by chronic pain, fatigue, and associated issues like sleep disorders, depression, and anxiety. The investigators' goal is to detect smart phone addiction among fibromyalgia patients and assess potential improvements in their quality of life and smart phone addiction after receiving fibromyalgia education.

Participants will report their recent exercise, social activities, sleep quality, and screen time for the past week. They will also complete the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) to measure pain and physical function and the Smart Phone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV) to assess smart phone use. Diaries will track daily exercise, socialization, sleep, and screen time for 20 days.

The intervention group will receive fibromyalgia education, covering an overview of fibromyalgia, coping strategies, and discussions on the impact of digital addictions. This education, delivered via a brief Microsoft PowerPoint program presentation by a physician, aims to help patients.

After 20 days, all participants will redo the FIQR and SAS-SV assessments, and diary data will be collected.

This study examines how physician-provided fibromyalgia education affects pain levels, quality of life, smart phone addiction, socialization, exercise, sleep, and screen time based on patient diaries. The results will deepen our understanding of how brief education can enhance the lives of fibromyalgia patients and aid in developing more effective strategies to manage pain and improve their quality of life.

Clinical Trial Description

Fibromyalgia is a rheumatological disease characterized by chronic pain, fatigue, and often accompanied by sleep disorders, depression, and anxiety. This study aims to identify smart phone addiction among fibromyalgia patients and explore potential improvements in their pain, quality of life and smart phone addiction after receiving fibromyalgia education.

On the first day, all participants will be asked about their recent exercise duration, social activities, sleep quality, and average screen time over the past week. They will then complete the FIQR to assess pain, quality of life and physical function in fibromyalgia, as well as the SAS-SV to measure smart phone use. Participants will receive their SAS-SV scores and be provided with diaries to record daily exercise, socialization, sleep, and smart phone screen time for the next 20 days.

Patients in the intervention group will receive fibromyalgia education, which includes an overview of fibromyalgia, coping strategies (exercise, socialization, sleep management, cognitive behavioral therapy, stress reduction), and discussions on the impact of digital addictions like smart phone addiction on quality of life and stress levels. This education, presented as a 10-minute Microsoft PowerPoint slide show, will be delivered by the researcher physician.

At the 20th-day follow-up, all participants will again complete the FIQR questionnaire and SAS-SV scale, and data from their diaries will be collected for further analysis.

This study aims to assess how fibromyalgia education provided by a physician affects pain levels, quality of life, smart phone addiction (measured by FIQR and SAS-SV), socialization frequency, exercise frequency, sleep quality, and daily screen time based on patient diaries. The findings will contribute to our understanding of how brief fibromyalgia education may impact the daily lives of patients and help develop more effective strategies to alleviate pain and enhance the quality of life for individuals with fibromyalgia. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Behavior, Addictive
• Fibromyalgia
• Myofascial Pain Syndromes
• Pain Syndrome
• Quality of Life
• Technology Addiction

• NCT number: NCT06239779
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Antalya Training and Research Hospital
• Contact: Nazli Ölçücü, MD
• Phone: +905314905109
• Email: sennazl@hotmail.com
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 19, 2024
• Completion date: June 24, 2024