McMaster University is conducting a two pronged study of fibromyalgia patients response to pain stimuli. Their coordinator, Chloe Drapeau had the following to say:

The fibromyalgia study has two main goals, 1) to characterise fibromyalgia using neurophysiological measures and 2) to examine if non-invasive brain stimulation can be used to alleviate pain. Participants can choose to enroll Experiment A and/ or Experiment B. Experiment A consists of 2 sessions over 2 weeks with assessments including questionnaires, daily activity, and neurophysiology measures using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), electroencephalogram (EEG), and a cortical metric device. Experiment B will address goal 2 and consists of the 2 weeks of real or placebo brain stimulation (10 sessions total) with a follow-up immediately after and 3-months following the intervention. Participants will be randomized into either the real group or the placebo group in Experiment B. 

They are currently seeking participants in the Hamilton area and they can participate in one or both parts of the study. They are seeking to identify biomarkers for the help in diagnosing fibromyalgia and also working on treatments to reduce pain.