Why some days hurt more: charting Fibromyalgia's daily swings
NCT ID NCT07826520
First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Fibromyalgia causes widespread pain, fatigue, and trouble with daily activities, and these symptoms can shift from day to day even when their average level stays the same. Researchers at Mardin Artuklu University are studying 150 adults with fibromyalgia to see whether daily changes in pain and fatigue relate to how much the condition disrupts daily life. Participants answer clinical questionnaires at a first visit, then rate their pain and fatigue every morning and evening for seven days, along with sleep quality and how much control they feel over their symptoms. The study gives no treatment or extra medical procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If daily symptom swings track with how much fibromyalgia disrupts daily life, doctors could one day tailor advice and monitoring to each person's pattern rather than to average symptom scores.
- What could go wrong
- This study gives no treatment and only follows 150 people for seven days, so it can show a link at best, not cause or effect. Daily self-ratings can be inconsistent, and the findings may not apply to people with other illnesses or to longer time frames.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population will consist of adults aged 18-65 years who attend the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic of Mardin Training and Research Hospital and meet the 2016 American College of Rheumatology criteria for fibromyalgia. Both female and male participants will be included. All participants must be able to complete the seven-day symptom records and provide written informed consent. No healthy control group will be included.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the 2016 American College of Rheumatology criteria * Age between 18 and 65 years * Ability to understand and complete the daily symptom records * Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Active inflammatory rheumatic disease * Major neurological disease * Major change in fibromyalgia treatment within the previous three months * Pregnancy, postpartum period, or breastfeeding * Cognitive impairment or inability to provide informed consent * Completion of less than 70% of the required daily symptom records * Major change in fibromyalgia treatment during the seven-day monitoring period
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mardin Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGMardin, 47100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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