fibromyalgia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Fibromyalgia patients will have a diagnosis of primary fibromyalgia according to the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria (Wolfe et al., 1990). Control participants will be age-matched to fibromyalgia patients and will be healthy and pain-free as determined by a general health questionnaire. All subjects will be adults 18 years or older Speak Dutch fluently
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The inability to give informed consent A serious neurological or psychiatric condition besides fibromyalgia Current participation in another research protocol that could interfere or influence the outcome measures of the present study Current use of sedative psychotropic drugs such as benzodiazepines, barbiturates, tricyclic antidepressants, anticonvulsants, sedatives and classical antihistaminics, except amitriptyline in low dosages (up to 50 mg/day). When there is any serious injury to the body regions to be tested as reported by the research participant.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary study parameter is the directed forgetting effect (less number of items recalled after the *forget* cue compared to those after the *remember* cue) for the neutral, positive, negative and pain-related words separately in patients with fibromyalgia compared to healthy controls. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary parameters are associations between directed forgetting and: 1) CPM efficacy, and 2) numerical ratings of arousal, valence or personal-relevance of each word. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed