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The Effectiveness of Meta-Cognitive Therapy on Cognitive-Attention Syndrome, Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Intensity in Women with Fibromyalgia

The Effectiveness of Meta-Cognitive Therapy on Cognitive-Attention Syndrome, Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Intensity in Women with Fibromyalgia

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20211031052927N1
Enrollment
42
Registered
2022-04-20
Start date
2022-04-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-05-02

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Conditions

Fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia

Interventions

Intervention 1: In this study, metacognitive therapy will be performed on the experimental group members individually and the control group members will participate only in the pre-test and post-test
due to the fact that this study is based on three variables and also these patients generally suffer from a lot of pain and bad mood and high anxiety, psychological interventions will be in 10 weekly
Session 1: Generate case formulation. Socialize to model. Run suppression experiment. Introduce worry (about pain) postponement. Practice detached mindfulness (DM). Homework: DM and worry postponement
giving counterevidence. Explore and ban thought suppression. Explore and ban maladaptive control/avoidance behaviors. Attention training technique (ATT) practice. Homework: Postponement of worry (abou

Sponsors

Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The definitive diagnosis of fibromyalgia in the patient by a rheumatologist or orthopedist based on the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The dismissal of the existence of rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory arthritis Pregnant women, women with a history of hospitalization due to psychotic disorders, women with a history of orthopedic surgery, and patients with multiple sclerosis cannot take part in the research.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cognitive-Attention Syndrome score based on a special questionnaire of Attentive Cognitive Syndrome Scale (CAS-1). Timepoint: Before beginning the intervention and 7 days after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Cognitive-Attention Syndrome score will be based on score and evaluation of the special questionnaire of Attentive Cognitive Syndrome Scale (CAS-1).;Pain intensity score in the chronic pain questionnaire of Vonkorff et al. Timepoint: Before beginning the intervention and 7 days after finishing the intervention. Method of measurement: Pain intensity score will be based on the score obtained as a result of the Vonkorff et al (1992) chronic pain questionnaire.;Pain Catastrophizing Score Obtained from pain Catastrophizing questionnaire of Sullivan et al. Timepoint: Before beginning the intervention and 7 days after finishing the intervention. Method of measurement: Pain Catastrophizing score will be based on the score obtained from the Sullivan et al. (1995) Pain Catastrophizing Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Isaac Rahimian Boogar

Semnan University of Medical Sciences

i_rahimian@semnan.ac.ir+98 23 3362 4250

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026