Fibromyalgia and Spondyloarthritis Phenotypic and clinical differences
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Fibromyalgia and Spondyloarthritis Phenotypic and clinical differences in women
IRAS ID
168662
Contact name
Euthalia Roussou
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
BHRUT
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
There is confusion with the diagnosis of Spondyloarthritis (SpA) and the prototype of the group Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) in women, particularly as AS is perceived as fibromyalgia (FM) mainly at the early stages. This study aims to determine what proportion of female patients with FM fulfil criteria for
a) SpAs i.e the new ASAS criteria for Axial SpAs
b) Inflammatory back pain (IBP)
c) differences at presentation and main musculoskeletal complaints as well as disease activity and function indices.REC name
East Midlands - Leicester South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/EM/0053
Date of REC Opinion
16 Feb 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion