Brain training to reduce widespread pain in rheumatoid arthritis

This trial is testing neurofeedback — a technique that shows you your own brain activity on a screen and teaches you to change it — as a way to reduce chronic widespread pain in people with rheumatoid arthritis. You would wear sensors on your scalp to measure brain waves, then try to reach targets shown on a computer screen by using mental strategies. The goal is to help your brain naturally reduce pain signals.

Many people with rheumatoid arthritis continue to experience widespread pain even when their disease is well-controlled by medications. This treatment aims to fill that gap by helping train the brain itself to reduce pain, rather than relying only on drugs.