Aerobic Exercise for Women With Fibromyalgia

October 6 University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: Aerobic exercise; Drug: Fibromyalgia Agents

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05550883

AEFIBRO2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is randomized controlled trial that investigated the effect of aerobic exercises in women with fibromyalgia. The study was performed in Abu-kabir central hospital - Al Sharquia, Egypt. The sample was recruited from the rheumatology department in Abu-kabir central hospital- Al Sharquia. Sixty women were included in the study based on the inclusion criteria. The first group (study group) included 30 participants who received aerobic exercise in addition to the prescribed medications. The second group (control group) included 30 participants who received the prescribed medications only. The outcome measures included visual analogue scale, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and cholesterol level. Assessment of outcomes were performed at baseline and after the end of treatment program.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• (1)Their ages ranged from 30 to 40 years old (2)Their body mass index (BMI) was from 20:26 kg/m2 (3)All patients assured diagnosis fibromyalgia for more than three months (4)Participants were on a stable regimen of pharmacological and/or non pharmacological treatment for FM the previous three months leading up to study period and agree to maintain their present medication unchanged for the duration of their participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

Patients with pregnancy, another accompanying central sensitization syndrome Patients with psychiatric illness Patients whose pharmacological treatment for FMS changed within the last three months Patients who do not have a cognitive level to answer the questions in the scale

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A (aerobic exercise group)

Experimental group

Description:

aerobic exercise training for 45 minutes, three sessions per week for 6 weeks.

Treatment:

Drug: Fibromyalgia Agents

Other: Aerobic exercise

Group B (Medications group)

Active Comparator group

Description:

The patients in this group did not receive treatment program. just received their medical treatment tricyclic antidepressants (low evening doses), and mostly when needed, low doses of: analgesics, muscle relaxants, hypnotics, and tranquilizers over the period of 6 weeks.

Treatment:

Drug: Fibromyalgia Agents