Risk Factors of Primary Fibromyalgia

Studio Osteopatico Busto Arsizio94 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Fibromyalgia

Interventions

Life Stressor Checklist Revised (LSC-R) (Appendix 1)OTHER

Evaluation of stress factor as risk factor for fibromyalgia development

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

OsteoMedical

Novara, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidence of 29 stressing events

The LSC-R questionnaire was used to evaluate the incidence of each stressor event

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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