Writing to help women with chronic pain and mild mental health issues
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests if a structured writing program can help women with long-term, widespread pain (like fibromyalgia) and mild mental health issues. You would attend about 11 in-person sessions over 3 months.
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Who can take part
- You were assigned female at birth and identify as a woman
- You have chronic widespread pain (non-cancer) for at least 2 years, such as fibromyalgia
- You have one or more mild mental health conditions like anxiety or mild depression (but no severe mental illness)
- You are not taking medications that affect memory or thinking (like opioids, benzodiazepines, or antipsychotics)
- You can come to about 11 in-person sessions over 3 months
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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