Pain Assessment in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Consideration of Methods for Clinical Trials, Clinical Journal of Pain, October 2004

Summary

This study was designed to compare 3 commonly used methodologies for assessing clinical pain during trials involving patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome. It concludes that a real-time approach appeared to be responsive to change, mitigated against a placebo response, and demonstrated acceptable levels of patient adherence.

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