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Human Studies


2020 Jan-Feb


Clin Exp Rheumatol


38 Suppl 123


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The Italian Fibromyalgia Registry: a new way of using routine real-world data concerning patient-reported disease status in healthcare research and clinical practice.

Authors

Salaffi F, Farah S, Di Carlo M, Sinigaglia L, Galeazzi M, Gerli R, Sonnati M, Giorgi V, Sarzi-Puttini P, Masullo M
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2020 Jan-Feb; 38 Suppl 123(1):65-71.
PMID: 32116213.

Abstract

Fibromyalgia (FM), the most frequently encountered cause of widespread musculoskeletal pain, affects an estimated 2% of the general Italian population. However, it is not a homogeneous clinical entity, and a number of interacting factors can influence patient prognosis and the outcomes of standardised treatment programmes. Registries are a source of high-quality data for clinical research, but relating this information to individual patients is technically challenging. The aim of this article is to describe the structure and objectives of the first Italian Fibromyalgia Registry (IFR), a new web-based registry of patients with FM.