Status:
COMPLETED
HRV Biofeedback in Fibromyalgia
Lead Sponsor:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Collaborating Sponsors:
Arthritis Foundation
Conditions:
Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A growing body of evidence suggests that the symptoms of many fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) sufferers might be the result of an imbalance in one of the major stress response systems, the autonomic nervo...
Detailed Description
Eighty female patients between the ages of 18 and 65 will be recruited from the rheumatology clinic at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (UMDN...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Qualified participants are those who have a diagnosis of FMS from a board certified rheumatologist using the diagnostic criteria established by the American College of Rheumatology. Because women account for over 85% of FMS patients only women between the ages of 18 and 65 will be included as subjects
Exclusion
- Excluded from participating will be women with any of the following medical conditions: neurologic disease or brain injury, stroke or cardiovascular disease, serious pulmonary disease including asthma, liver or kidney disease, serious gastrointestinal disorders, and major psychiatric conditions including psychoses, bipolar disorder, alcohol or drug abuse, and eating disorders. Also excluded will be women with a life threatening medical illness, communicative disorder, lack of fluency in English, illiteracy, cardiac arrhythmia or high frequency and low frequency waves that are indistinguishable or that interact.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00222274
Start Date
July 1 2004
End Date
March 1 2011
Last Update
February 9 2015
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UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903