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Brain MRI analysis for fibromyalgia patients

Not Applicable
Conditions
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia, MRI
Registration Number
JPRN-jRCT1070230082
Lead Sponsor
Sasara Takeshi
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
26
Inclusion Criteria

(1) Fibromyalgia cases: Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Fibromyalgia criteria (Wolfe et al., 2010), age 18 or older, younger than 75, and right-handed female.
(2) Healthy subjects: Those with no neuropsychiatric medical treatment or history, who scored in the healthy range on the Psychological Stress Response Scale (SRS-18), aged 18 to under 75, right-handed female.

Exclusion Criteria

If contraindications for MRI apply (cardiac pacemaker, cerebral artery clipping surgery, internally implanted devices, etc., pregnant women, etc.)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1)Brain volume: Cortical and subcortical brain volume values for each brain region (mm3), (Anterior cingulate gyrus, Insura cortex, Prefrontal cortes, Hippocampal and Amygdala volume measurement)<br>2)Quantitative measure of nerve fiber bundles Fractional Anisotrophy<br>3)Resting-state functional brain network (connection of emotion-related circuits (correlation coefficient between anterior cingulate gyrus and insular gyrus), connection of descending inhibitory system (anterior cingulate gyrus-central gray matter and ventromedial medulla oblongata) correlation coefficient between parts), default mode network map)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
BPI, Brief Pain Inventory, Japanese version<br>PCS, Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Japanese version<br>PSEQ, Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, Japanese version<br>HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Sale, Japanese version
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