Effectiveness of Physical Exercise in Women With Fibromyalgia
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Purpose
Fibromyalgia (FMS) is a syndrome expressed by chronic widespread body pain which leads to reduced physical function and frequent use of health care services. Exercise training is commonly recommended as a treatment.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a supervised resistance muscular exercise (RME) and walking program (WP) are effective in the treatment of FMS on decrease of pain.
The practical of the RME reduces the pain of participants with FMS.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
|
Fibromyalgia |
Behavioral: walking program, resistance muscular exercise |
Phase 2 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Effectiveness of Physical Exercise on Decrease of Pain in Patients With Fibromyalgia:Randomized Clinical Trial |
- Decrease of pain and use of specific medicine for fibromyalgia [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]
- Improvement on phsysical function assessment throughout of 6 minute walk test and specific questionnaire: FIQ (Fibromyalgia Impact questionnarie) and SF-36 (Quality of life) [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 90 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2005 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | October 2007 |
This study will evaluate and compare the effectiveness of a supervised resistance muscular exercise (RME) , walking program (WP)and control group (just observation) in women with FMS during 16 weeks, on decrease of pain.
Participants will undergo an assessment including medical some questionnaires to assess their FMS symptoms at baseline, after 8 weeks, 16 weeks and 28 weeks.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 35 Years to 55 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Criteria diagnosis according ACR 1990
- Wash-out of medication specific for fibromyalgia for 1 month
- Only paracetamol 750mg will be allowed during the period of study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Alterations that against indicate the practical one of physical activity evaluated previously in clinical and rheumatology evaluation
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Andrea H Kayo, PT | 55-11-56682517 | ahkayo@uol.com.br |
| Contact: Mauro Ishioka, Secretary | 55-11-55752970 | ishioka.dmed@epm.br |
| Brazil | |
| University of Santo Amaro - Ambulatory of Special Conditions | Recruiting |
| São Paulo, Brazil, 04815-180 | |
| Contact: Carla M Sanches, Physican 55-11-56682500 ext 2513 carlasanches@globo.com | |
| Sub-Investigator: Carla M Sanches, Physician | |
| Principal Investigator: | Andrea H Kayo, PT | Federal University of São Paulo |
More Information
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Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00498264 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | AHK12121977 |
| Study First Received: | July 9, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | July 9, 2007 |
| Health Authority: | Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research |
Keywords provided by Federal University of São Paulo:
|
Exercise Rehabilitation Strength exercise Aerobic exercise Pain |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Fibromyalgia Myofascial Pain Syndromes Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases |
Rheumatic Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Nervous System Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013