Fibromyalgia of Less Than One Year Duration. Study of Pregabalin

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether pregabalin is effective in treating subjects who have had fibromyalgia for less than one year. Pregabalin has been approved by the FDA for treatment of fibromyalgia. the purpose of the study is to see if subjects identified through their primary care physicians who have fibromyalgia and have had symptoms for less than one year respond to pregabalin and to identify characteristics of that response.

Timeline

Start

2011-09

Primary completion

2014-03

Completion

2014-03

Publications

• Background Goldenberg DL. Fibromyalgia syndrome a decade later: what have we learned? Arch Intern Med. 1999 Apr 26;159(8):777-85. doi: 10.1001/archinte.159.8.777.
• Background Clauw DJ, Crofford LJ. Chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia: what we know, and what we need to know. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2003 Aug;17(4):685-701. doi: 10.1016/s1521-6942(03)00035-4.
• Background Wolfe F, Smythe HA, Yunus MB, Bennett RM, Bombardier C, Goldenberg DL, Tugwell P, Campbell SM, Abeles M, Clark P, et al. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 Criteria for the Classification of Fibromyalgia. Report of the Multicenter Criteria Committee. Arthritis Rheum. 1990 Feb;33(2):160-72. doi: 10.1002/art.1780330203.
• Background Goldenberg DL. Introduction: fibromyalgia and its related disorders. J Clin Psychiatry. 2008;69 Suppl 2:4-5. No abstract available.
• Background Goldenberg DL. Pharmacological treatment of fibromyalgia and other chronic musculoskeletal pain. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Jun;21(3):499-511. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2007.02.012.
• Results Goldenberg DL. Fibromyalgia syndrome. An emerging but controversial condition. JAMA. 1987 May 22-29;257(20):2782-7. doi: 10.1001/jama.257.20.2782.
• Results Wolfe F, Clauw DJ, Fitzcharles MA, Goldenberg DL, Katz RS, Mease P, Russell AS, Russell IJ, Winfield JB, Yunus MB. The American College of Rheumatology preliminary diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia and measurement of symptom severity. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 May;62(5):600-10. doi: 10.1002/acr.20140.
• Results Crofford LJ, Rowbotham MC, Mease PJ, Russell IJ, Dworkin RH, Corbin AE, Young JP Jr, LaMoreaux LK, Martin SA, Sharma U; Pregabalin 1008-105 Study Group. Pregabalin for the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Apr;52(4):1264-73. doi: 10.1002/art.20983.
• Results Mease PJ, Russell IJ, Arnold LM, Florian H, Young JP Jr, Martin SA, Sharma U. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III trial of pregabalin in the treatment of patients with fibromyalgia. J Rheumatol. 2008 Mar;35(3):502-14. Epub 2008 Feb 15.
• Results Crofford LJ, Mease PJ, Simpson SL, Young JP Jr, Martin SA, Haig GM, Sharma U. Fibromyalgia relapse evaluation and efficacy for durability of meaningful relief (FREEDOM): a 6-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with pregabalin. Pain. 2008 Jun;136(3):419-431. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.02.027. Epub 2008 Apr 8.
• Results Hauser W, Bernardy K, Uceyler N, Sommer C. Treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome with gabapentin and pregabalin--a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Pain. 2009 Sep;145(1-2):69-81. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.05.014. Epub 2009 Jun 17.

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