Thoracolumbar Fascia Thickness in Women With Fibromyalgia
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital
- Where
- Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 60 people, planned
- Started
- 1 Sept 2026
- Expected to end
- 15 Feb 2027
- Type of study
- Observational, 2 groups
- Record updated
- 24 September 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 65 years
- Sex
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Female sex
- Age between 18 and 65 years
- For the fibromyalgia group, diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the 2016 revised American College of Rheumatology criteria
- For the healthy control group, absence of fibromyalgia or chronic widespread pain
- Willingness to participate and provision of written informed consent
Who cannot take part
- Previous lumbar surgery or severe spinal deformity
- Active infection, malignancy, or systemic inflammatory disease
- History of trauma or surgery, or presence of a skin lesion at the ultrasonographic measurement site
- Pregnancy
- Inability to complete the study assessments or provide informed consent
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 65 years old?
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This prospective cross-sectional observational study aims to compare thoracolumbar fascia thickness between women with fibromyalgia and healthy female controls using ultrasonography. Thoracolumbar fascia thickness will be measured bilaterally at the L2-L3 and L4-L5 levels. Secondary analyses will evaluate the relationships between thoracolumbar fascia thickness and pain intensity, fibromyalgia-related functional impact, widespread pain, and symptom severity in participants with fibromyalgia.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Fibromyalgia Group
Women aged 18-65 years with fibromyalgia who meet the 2016 revised American College of Rheumatology criteria. Thoracolumbar fascia thickness will be assessed by ultrasonography at the L2-L3 and L4-L5 levels.
- Healthy Control Group
Healthy women aged 18-65 years without fibromyalgia or chronic widespread pain. Thoracolumbar fascia thickness will be assessed using the same ultrasonographic protocol as in the fibromyalgia group.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Thoracolumbar Fascia Thickness in Women With Fibromyalgia: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study With Healthy Controls
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07839065, who can take part
- Record updated
- 24 September 2026