Aquatic Physical Therapy in Fibromyalgia

Sao Camilo University Center

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: aquatic physical therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00615654

01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: To investigate whether patients undergoing aquatic physiotherapy in groups improve their functional capacity, by means of the distance covered in the six-minute walk test (6WT), and to compare this with a control group. Methods: Forty women that had not been practicing regular physical activity for one year were randomly allocated either to the Study Group (SG) to undergo an aquatic physiotherapy program in groups applied twice a week, including aerobic exercises, muscle strengthening and relaxation for 12 weeks, or to the Control Group (CG), which did not do any physical activity. Both groups maintained their treatment with medications. All patients underwent two evaluations: one at the start and the other after 12 weeks.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients of both genders with a medical diagnosis of FS, without age restrictions and without impaired cognition, who had not been practicing regular physical activity for one year

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of other rheumatic diseases and cardiovascular problems
• Smoking
• Absence of medical permission for swimming pool activities
• Starting other therapies, or changes to and/or discontinuation of medical treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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40 participants in 1 patient group

2

Other group

Treatment:

Other: aquatic physical therapy