Pilot Study of Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Fibromyalgia

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01468961

Enrollment

Registered

2011-11-10

Start date

2011-11-30

Completion date

2012-09-30

Last updated

2017-08-22

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Conditions

Fibromyalgia

Brief summary

This pilot trial will include 30-40 participants with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. The purpose of the study is to evaluate an internet-based treatment protocol based on cognitive behavioral therapeutic principles. Participants are required to have a previous diagnosis of fibromyalgia before entering into the trial. The treatment will be 10 weeks long and all included participants will be given treatment, i.e. there is no randomization to a comparison group.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALInternet-based CBT

10 weeks of internet-based CBT with online therapist contact

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Current diagnosis of fibromyalgia

Exclusion criteria

* Current diagnosis of severe psychiatric disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire	Once, 1 week before start of treatment

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Short form 12-item Questionnaire	Once, 1 week before start of treatment
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale	Once, 1 week before start of treatment

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026