New study uses animated pain tools to decode fibromyalgia
NCT ID NCT07663604
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study explores how women with fibromyalgia experience pain using a smartphone app with animations and body maps. Participants will describe their pain by choosing and adjusting animations that match their sensations. The goal is to find better ways to measure pain quality and location, which could improve pain assessment in the future.
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 successful, this could lead to better tools for measuring and describing fibromyalgia pain, helping doctors and patients communicate more clearly.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 70 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test a treatment, so it won't directly improve pain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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 will be conducted on individuals followed by the Rheumatology Department of Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine and diagnosed with Fibromyalgia according to the 2016 ACR Fibromyalgia Syndrome diagnostic criteria.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Being 18 years of age or older * Being female * Having a diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome according to the American Rheumatology Association Criteria * Not receiving active physiotherapy and rehabilitation treatment * Volunteering to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Having a serious pathology or disease that could compromise the assessment process or affect clinical decision-making (metastasis, cancer, untreated or unhealed fractures, central nervous system disease or history of diabetes, pain outside the musculoskeletal system) * Having severe mental and psychological disorders
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pamukkale University
Denizli, Şirnak, Turkey (Türkiye)
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