Clinical Characterization of Juvenile Fibromyalgia in a Multicenter Cohort of Adolescents Enrolled in a Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors' conclusion
JFM is characterized by chronic widespread pain with fatigue, nonrestorative sleep, and other somatic symptoms. However, how diffusely pain is distributed appears less important to clinical outcomes and impairment than other somatic and psychological factors
Study context
- Population
- Adolescents (ages 12–17 years) with juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM) enrolled in the multisite FIT Teens RCT
- Participants
- 203 adolescents
- Outcome
- Clinical characterization of JFM
- Follow-up
- Baseline
Methodological detailsbaseline assessments of a multisite randomised controlled trial (FIT Teens)
- Baseline assessments of a multisite randomised controlled trial (FIT Teens)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Painful body sites (Widespread Pain Index (WPI) score, 0-18), median
11
Somatic symptoms (SS) score (0-12), median
9
Fatigue and nonrestorative sleep rated moderate to severe
85%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Clinical Characterization of Juvenile Fibromyalgia in a Multicenter Cohort of Adolescents Enrolled in a Randomized Clinical Trial. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 16 February 2023. doi:10.
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