Mind over pain? study probes resilience and body image in chronic illness
NCT ID NCT07446504
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at how psychological resilience and body image relate to pain in people with rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia, compared to healthy volunteers. Researchers measured these factors using questionnaires in 124 adults. The goal was to better understand the emotional and body-related experiences of these conditions to support more complete patient care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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124 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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
Adults aged 18-65 years will be recruited from the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic at Samsun Training and Research Hospital. The study population will include patients with rheumatoid arthritis (meeting ACR criteria), patients with fibromyalgia (meeting ACR 2016 criteria), and healthy controls without a history of chronic pain or chronic disease. All participants will provide written informed consent.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria * Adults aged 18-70 years. * For the fibromyalgia group: meeting the ACR 2016 criteria. * For the rheumatoid arthritis group: meeting the ACR classification/diagnostic criteria. * For the healthy control group: no history of chronic pain or chronic disease. * Willingness to participate and provision of written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria * Presence of an acute or chronic neurological disease. * Current or past psychiatric diagnosis. * Severe visual or hearing impairment. * History of trauma or surgery within the past 6 months. * History of cancer. * Thyroid disease. * Refusal to participate / inability to provide informed consent.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic
Samsun, Samsun, 55090, Turkey (Türkiye)