Behcet's Disease, Fibromyalgia
Conditions
Keywords
Behcet's disease, Fibromyalgia, Disease activity
Brief summary
In the literature, the relationship between fibromyalgia and disease activity has been assessed in a few studies without discrimination between women and men.In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the relationship between fibromyalgia and disease activity in women with Behçet's disease.
Detailed description
There are only a few studies in the literature evaluating the association of fibromyalgia with disease activity and clinical findings in Behçet's disease. In the literature, the relationship between fibromyalgia and disease activity has been assessed without discrimination between women and men. Behçet's disease is more active in men and fibromyalgia is more frequent in women. Evaluating the relationship between fibromyalgia and disease activity in Behçet's disease without gender discrimination may not be objective.There is not any study in literature evaluating relationship between fibromyalgia and disease activity in women with Behçet's disease.In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the relationship between fibromyalgia and disease activity in women with Behçet's disease.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTfibromyalgia 2013 criteria
Frequency of fibromyalgia will be investigated in women diagnosed with Behcet disease
OTHERBehcet's disease current activity form
Disease activity will be investigated in women with Behçet's disease without fibromyalgia.
Sponsors
Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Women diagnosed with Behcet disease according to international study group criteria * Patients older than 18 * Patients younger than 75
Exclusion criteria
* Participants which were previously diagnosed with diabetes mellitus * Participants which were previously diagnosed with chronic renal failure * Pregnant women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fibromyalgia 2013 criteria | 5 months | Fibromyalgia 2013 criteria were derived from the 10-item symptom score from the Symptom Impact Questionnaire (SIQR) symptoms and the 28-area pain location inventory (PLI). If the patients PLI score is above 17 (range 0-28) and an SIQR symptom score is above 21 (range 0-50), the participant will be diagnosed with fibromyalgia |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Behcet's disease current activity form | 5 months | Twelve items on the Behcet's disease current activity form, a potential unidimensional scale, will be used for the analysis as well as the two questions which assess disease activity from the patient's and clinician's perspective. These items are: a Likert scale, represented by 'smiley' faces ranging from very bad to very good, to indicate how the patient or the clinician felt the disease had been over the past 4 weeks, and the presence or absence (over the last 4 weeks prior to the clinic visit) of arthralgia, arthritis, diarrhoea, erythema nodosum, eye inflammation, genital ulcers, headaches, mouth ulcers, nausea/vomiting, new central nervous system involvement, new major vessel inflammation, and pustules. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed