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A prospective observational preliminary study of Korean medicine treatment for patients with fibromyalgia

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Registration Number
KCT0007457
Lead Sponsor
Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with fibromyalgia(M79.7) registered as the main diagnosis
- Patients who satisfy 'Widespread pain index(WPI) = 7 and symptom severity scale (SSS) score = 5' or 'WPI 4-6 and SSS score = 9' in the modified 2016 ACR criteria for fibromyalgia.
- Patients who have had general pain(at least 4-5 sites) for more than 3 months.
- Patients over the age of 19 who voluntarily deciede to participate in this clinical study and signed the consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

- Patients participating in other clinical studies.
- Patients receiving Korean medicine treatment through other clinics for the purpose of treating fibromyalgia.
- Patients who are expected to have difficulty complying with the clinical study schedule.
- Patients who are expected to have difficulties in understanding and responding to research questionnaires such as illiteracy and mental and physical weakness.
- Patients judged to be difficult to participate in clinical reseach based on the opinion of the researcher.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
umeric rating scale(NRS) (average and most severe pain of the day)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire(FIQR), Pain Catastrophizing Scale(PCS), Pain Pressure Threshold(PPT);Beck Depression Inventory(BDI-?), Beck Anxiety inventory(BAI);Emotional response test, Empathy Quotient, Social network survey;Daily Sleep Interference Scale(DSIS), Fatigue Severity Scale(FSS), EuroQol Five dimension scale(EA-5D-5L);Patients’ Global Impression of Change(PGIC)
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