Anderson Lucy, De Ridder Dirk, Glue Paul, Mani Ramakrishnan, van Sleeuwen Cindy, Smith Mark, Adhia Divya Bharatkumar
Department of Surgical Sciences, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Department of Psychological Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 2;15(1):209. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-83776-8.
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition contributing to significant disability worldwide. Neuroimaging studies identify abnormal effective connectivity between cortical areas responsible for descending pain modulation (pregenual anterior cingulate cortex, pgACC) and sensory components of pain experience (primary somatosensory cortex, S1). Neurofeedback, a brain-computer interface technique, can normalise dysfunctional brain activity, thereby improving pain and function. This study evaluates the safety, feasibility, and acceptability of a novel electroencephalography-based neurofeedback training, targeting effective alpha-band connectivity from the pgACC to S1 and exploring its effect on pain and function. Participants with fibromyalgia (N = 30; 15 = active, 15 = placebo) received 12 sessions of neurofeedback. Feasibility and outcome measures of pain (Brief Pain Inventory) and function (Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire) were collected at baseline and immediately, ten-days, and one-month post-intervention. Descriptive statistics demonstrate effective connectivity neurofeedback training is feasible (recruitment rate: 6 participants per-month, mean adherence: 80.5%, dropout rate: 20%), safe (no adverse events) and highly acceptable (average 8.0/10) treatment approach for fibromyalgia. Active and placebo groups were comparable in their decrease in pain and functional impact. Future fully powered clinical trial is warranted to test the efficacy of the effective connectivity neurofeedback training in people with fibromyalgia with versus without chronic fatigue.
纤维肌痛是一种慢性疼痛疾病,在全球范围内导致严重残疾。神经影像学研究发现,负责下行疼痛调节的皮质区域(膝前扣带回皮质,pgACC)与疼痛体验的感觉成分(初级体感皮质,S1)之间存在异常的有效连接。神经反馈作为一种脑机接口技术,可以使功能失调的大脑活动正常化,从而改善疼痛和功能。本研究评估了一种基于脑电图的新型神经反馈训练的安全性、可行性和可接受性,该训练以从pgACC到S1的有效α波段连接为目标,并探索其对疼痛和功能的影响。纤维肌痛患者(N = 30;15名 = 主动治疗组,15名 = 安慰剂组)接受了12次神经反馈训练。在基线以及干预后即刻、十天和一个月时收集疼痛(简明疼痛量表)和功能(修订的纤维肌痛影响问卷)的可行性和结果指标。描述性统计表明,有效连接神经反馈训练对于纤维肌痛是一种可行的(招募率:每月6名参与者,平均依从性:80.5%,退出率:20%)、安全的(无不良事件)且高度可接受的(平均8.0/10)治疗方法。主动治疗组和安慰剂组在疼痛减轻和功能影响方面具有可比性。未来有必要进行充分有力的临床试验,以测试有效连接神经反馈训练对伴有或不伴有慢性疲劳的纤维肌痛患者的疗效。
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