We have been contacted by Stephanie Woodacre, a student at The University of Central Lancashire, to help her located people with fibromyalgia to take part in some research!

Woodacre shares  “I am researching the dietary preferences of women suffering with Fibromyalgia, as part of my final year dissertation at The University of Central Lancashire. (Full ethical approval has been obtained from The University of Central Lancashire’s Ethics Committee to carry out this research).

The overall aim of this research is to help identify if a link can be found between dietary preferences and the severity of the condition.

Research of dietary interventions or the effect of diet on Fibromyalgia is scarce. Symptoms such as chronic fatigue or disturbed sleep could be down to deficiencies or a poor diet; I decided to conduct a study of dietary preferences and the impact on Fibromyalgia to see if dietary interventions could be advised to help relieve some of the symptoms of Fibromyalgia.

Participation is entirely voluntary and are free to withdraw from the study at any time before submission. All data collected will be anonymous and confidential and only used for this research. Participants can be notified of any feedback and further evidence following completion of the study.

Research information can be sent by email or by post if required. The closing date for the study is 21^st March 2016.”

Participants can contact Ms Woodacre to participate or request any additional information on swoodacre@uclan.ac.uk