Description
- Inclusion Criteria for Healthy Controls:
- 1. female and ages 18+
- 2. ability to read/understand English and give consent to participate
- 3. no current or history of chronic pain
- 4. not regularly taking any pain-relieving or mood-altering medications (per PI discretion)
- 5. absence of use of opioid medications
- Inclusion Criteria for Individuals with Chronic Pain:
- 1. female and ages 18 +
- 2. ability to read/understand English and give consent to participate
- 3. self-reported or physician diagnosis of fibromyalgia and/or chronic pain
- 4. current use of opioid medication(s) for inclusion in the opioid patient group -OR- absence of use of opioid medications for inclusion in the non-opioid patient group
- Exclusion Criteria (for both groups):
- 1. limited ability to participate fully in behavioral tasks, longitudinal follow-up
- 2. MRI contraindication
- 3. any factors that at the discretion of the investigators would adversely affect the participant or the integrity of the study
- 4. male
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: FEMALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes