Risk Factors of Primary Fibromyalgia

Risk Factors Recognition of Primary Fibromyalgia: a Case-control Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05295316

Enrollment

Registered

2022-03-25

Start date

2020-04-12

Completion date

2021-10-18

Last updated

2022-03-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Fibromyalgia

Keywords

Osteopathy

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

OTHERLife Stressor Checklist Revised (LSC-R) (Appendix 1)

Evaluation of stress factor as risk factor for fibromyalgia development

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Incidence of 29 stressing events	1 year	The LSC-R questionnaire was used to evaluate the incidence of each stressor event

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

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