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Proinflammatory mediators in fibromyalgia syndrome and their modulation by a multimodal therapeutic program

Conditions
R52.2
Other chronic pain
Registration Number
DRKS00030753
Lead Sponsor
Klinik für Physikalische Medizin und Rehabilitation
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
174
Inclusion Criteria

diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to ACR criteria (patients)
No pain in the last four weeks before participation in the study (healthy subjects)
participation in the day clinic focus on osteoarthritis, back pain or osteoporosis of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and continuous pain VAS>3/ 10 on the visual analog scale (VAS) from 0-10 for more than 3 months (patient control group)
maturity
willingness to give a blood sample as part of the study
wllingness to refrain from taking NSAIDs and COX inhibitors from 1 week prior to and during the observation period
no intake of paracetamol and metamizole up to 3 days before the blood samples (patient diary)

Exclusion Criteria

Age under 18 years
lack of compliance
Pregnancy or breastfeeding period (anamnestic clarification according to CPMP/ICH/286/95)
diabetes mellitus requiring insulin
surgery in the last 3 months
severe heart disease
severe lung diseases
severe kidney disease
chronic inflammatory diseases
endocrine disorders
diseases that, due to their severity, coupe an assessment of the quality of life limitations caused by fibromyalgia
schizophrenia, dementia
severe coagulation disorders
immunosuppression

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
eicosanoid levels
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
cytokine levels, results of FIQ, SF-36, HADS and PHQ4
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