Right/Left Discrimination Training on Fibromyalgia Patients
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia
- Interventions
- Other: usual careOther: Right/left discrimination training
- Registration Number
- NCT05915598
- Lead Sponsor
- Ahram Canadian University
- Brief Summary
To determine whether a targeted right/left discrimination training program can improve pain perception and functional disability in fibromyalgia patients.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
- Diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the 2016 American College of Rheumatology criteria
- Adults between 35 - 55 years old
- Both sexes
- Stable medication use for at least one month prior to enrollment
- History of other musculoskeletal or neurological disorders
- Current involvement in another pain management program or study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Control group usual care Usual care: Participants will continue their usual care management for fibromyalgia, including any prescribed medications and physician consultations. No specific right/left discrimination training will be provided to the control group. Intervention group Right/left discrimination training Right/left discrimination training: The training program will consist of tasks such as identifying the laterality of images (e.g., hands, feet, faces) and sounds (e.g., spatially localized sounds). The tasks will be designed with increasing levels of difficulty to challenge participants and promote skill development. Training schedule: Participants will be instructed to engage in the right/left discrimination training for 20 minutes per day, 5 days per week, over a six-week period. They will be encouraged to complete the training sessions at consistent times to support habit formation. Monitoring and feedback: The research team will remotely monitor participants' progress and provide personalized feedback on a weekly basis. This will include reviewing performance metrics within the app, discussing any challenges or barriers to adherence, and offering guidance to support continued engagement in the training program.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional disability by The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) Changes in FIQ at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks. The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) will be used to assess functional disability at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks. The FIQ is a self-report questionnaire containing 21 items related to physical functioning, work status, depression, anxiety, sleep, pain, stiffness, fatigue, and well-being.
Pain intensity by The Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) Changes in pain intensity at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks. The Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) will be used to assess pain intensity at baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks (post-intervention), and 12 weeks (follow-up). Participants will rate their pain on an 11-point scale, ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst imaginable pain).
Right/left discrimination ability by Recognize smartphone application Changes in Right/left discrimination ability at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks. Recognize app by NOI will be used to assess right/left discrimination ability at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks. This test will include a series of right/left discrimination tasks similar to those used in the training program.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cognitive function by The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Changes in MoCA at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) will be used to assess cognitive function at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks. The MoCA is a brief screening tool designed to detect mild cognitive impairment and includes tasks related to memory, language, visuospatial skills, attention, and executive function.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Outpatient clinic of faculty of physical therapy, Ahram Canadian University
🇪🇬Al Ḩayy Ath Thāmin, Giza, Egypt