Could hidden sleep problems be worsening fibromyalgia?
NCT ID NCT04775368
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how often sleep disorders—like poor sleep quality, sleep apnea, and restless legs syndrome—occur in people with fibromyalgia. Researchers will use questionnaires to screen patients in specialized pain clinics across France. They will also ask doctors how they currently detect and manage sleep issues in these patients. The goal is to better understand the link between sleep and fibromyalgia symptoms, which could lead to improved care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Diagnostic orientation questionnaires for sleep disorder screening
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better detection and management of sleep problems in fibromyalgia, potentially improving patients' quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it won't test a treatment. It may only reveal how common sleep issues are, not whether fixing them helps fibromyalgia symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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598 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Finished
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Mar 2023
- 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years old * Read, write and understand the French language * Patient with a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Syndrome according to ACR 2010 criteria: Painful symptoms present at the same intensity for at least 3 months, WPI ≥ 7 and SSS ≥ 5 OR 3 ≤ WPI ≤ 6 and SSS ≥ 9, Any other cause responsible for chronic osteoarticular pain must be excluded.Primary or secondary fibromyalgia is eligible, at the discretion of the investigator. * Patient seen in consultation for the first time or for a follow-up visit if the patient has already been followed up in the specialized chronic pain structure for less than a year. * Have access to an internet connection (for the realization of the "patient questionnaire") * Patient affiliated to a social security system * Written and signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patient undergoing anti-cancer treatment or having completed treatment less than 2 years ago * Patient under guardianship, deprived of liberty, safeguard of justice * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Patient presenting a serious psychiatric pathology that does not allow compliance with the completion of the questionnaires (at the discretion of the investigator) * Refusal to participate in research
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Annecy Genevois
Pringy, 74374, France
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CH Ardèche Méridionale
Aubenas, 07200, France
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CH Béziers
Béziers, 34500, France
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CH Emile Roux
Le Puy-en-Velay, 43000, France
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CH Henri Mondor
Aurillac, 15000, France
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CH Jacques Barrot
Yssingeaux, 43200, France
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CH Jacques Lacarin
Vichy, 03200, France
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CH Métropole Savoie
Chambéry, 73011, France
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CH Pierre Gallice
Langeac, 43300, France
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CH René Dubos
Pontoise, 95300, France
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CH Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire, 44606, France
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CH de Chartres
Chartres, 28018, France
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CH de Dax
Dax, 40100, France
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CH de Dreux
Dreux, 28102, France
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CH de Perpignan
Perpignan, 66046, France
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CH de Valence
Valence, 26953, France
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CH de Versailles
Le Chesnay, 78150, France
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CH du Forez
Montbrison, 42600, France
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CH du Pays de Craponne
Craponne-sur-Arzon, 43500, France
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CHD Vendée
La Roche-sur-Yon, 85925, France
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CHI Fréjus - Saint Raphaël
Fréjus, 83608, France
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CHI de Mont-de-Marsan
Mont-de-Marsan, 40024, France
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CHR Orléans
Orléans, 45067, France
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CHU Amiens Picardie - CETD
Amiens, 80054, France
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CHU Dupuytren 2 - Centre de la douleur chronique
Limoges, 87042, France
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CHU Gabriel Montpied
Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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CHU Grenoble Alpes
La Tronche, 38700, France
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CHU Hôpital Côte de Nacre - CETD
Caen, 14000, France
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CHU Jean Minjoz - CETD
Besançon, 25030, France
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CHU Nord
Nantes, 44093, France
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CHU Timone
Marseille, 13005, France
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CHU de Poitiers
Poitiers, 86021, France
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CHU de Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, 42055, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Dieppe
Dieppe, 76200, France
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Centre Hospitalier du Mans
Le Mans, 72037, France
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Centre de la douleur Lille métropole
Marquette-lez-Lille, 59520, France
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Clinique Mutualiste de la Porte de Lorient
Lorient, 56324, France
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GH Littoral Atlantique
La Rochelle, 17000, France
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GH Paris Saint Joseph
Paris, 75674, France
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GHR MSA - CETD - Site Muller
Mulhouse, 68070, France
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GMH
Grenoble, 38000, France
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HIA Clermont Tonnerre
Brest, 29200, France
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Hôpital Nord Ouest - Site Villefranche-sur-Saône
Villefranche-sur-Saône, 69655, France
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Hôpital Pierre Paul Riquet - CHU Toulouse
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Hôpital Sainte Blandine
Metz, 57000, France
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Médipôle Hôpital Mutualiste
Villeurbanne, 69100, France
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