Tools for the Differential Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Based on Cognitive Tasks (NCT05910372) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Tools for the Differential Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Based on Cognitive Tasks
Argentina30 participantsStarted 2023-04-25
Plain-language summary
The goal of this observational study is to test for behavioural and neurophysiological biomarkers in fibromyalgia patients. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Is there a measurable decline in working memory?
* Could these measures help in fibromyalgia differential diagnosis?
Participants will:
* perform Color Comparison tasks
* perform n-back tasks
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 70 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
Fibromyalgia patients:
* Primary diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the criteria used by the healthcare professional in charge of the patient.
* Other comorbidities are accepted as long as the pain caused by them is less severe than the pain caused by fibromyalgia.
* Willingness and ability to fully understand the content and scope of the experiment and to comply with the experiment instructions.
* Normal or corrected-to-normal vision.
Healthy controls:
* No history of neurological diseases, chronic pain or musculoskeletal disorders.
* Willingness and ability to fully understand the content and scope of the experiment and to comply with the experiment instructions.
* Normal or corrected-to-normal vision.
Exclusion Criteria:
Fibromyalgia patients:
* Pregnancy
* History of addictive behavior, defined as alcohol, cannabis, opioids or other drugs abuse.
* Presence of fever, tuberculosis, malignant tumors, infectious processes, acute inflammatory processes.
* Lack of cooperation
Healthy controls:
* Pregnancy
* History of chronic pain or musculoskeletal or articular disorders
* History of addictive behavior, defined as alcohol, cannabis, opioids or other drugs abuse.
* Presence of fever, tuberculosis, malignant tumors, infectious processes, acute inflammatory processes.
* Lack of cooperation
What they're measuring
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Percentage of correct answers in the Color Comparison task
Timeframe: Immediately after the intervention
Trial details
NCT IDNCT05910372
SponsorNational Council of Scientific and Technical Research, Argentina