Comparison of the Effects of Face-to-Face and Internet-Based BBAT in Fibromyalgia Syndrome

University of Beykent

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Behavioral: BBAT (Basic Body Awareness Therapy); Behavioral: Online BBAT training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04970511

BBAT

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of our study is to compare the effects of face-to-face and internet-based BBAT in patients diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

H0: Face-to-face and internet-based BBAT have superiority over each other in patients diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

H1: In patients diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome, face-to-face and internet-based BBAT have no superiority over each other.

Full description

The aim of our study is to compare the effects of face-to-face and internet-based BBAT in patients diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

H0: Face-to-face and internet-based BBAT have superiority over each other in patients diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

H1: In patients diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome, face-to-face and internet-based BBAT have no superiority over each other.

Goals:

1. Investigation of the effects of face-to-face and internet-based BBAT on functional disability, pressure pain threshold, body awareness, posture, pain intensity, trunk position sense, postural control, balance, sleep quality, quality of life and inflammation level in patients diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome.
2. Comparison of the effects of face-to-face and internet-based BBAT on functional disability, pressure pain threshold, body awareness, posture, pain intensity, trunk position sense, postural control, balance, sleep quality, quality of life and inflammation level in patients diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Enrollment: 41 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. To be between the ages of 18-65
2. Being diagnosed with FMS according to ACR 2016 criteria
3. To be diagnosed with FMS at least 6 months before the study
4. Reported pain intensity > 4 (Visual Analog Scale 0-10),
5. Individuals that do not have barriers to basic body awareness therapy.

Exclusion criteria

1. Pregnancy or intention to become pregnant within the study period.
2. Substance and alcohol abuse, major psychiatric disorder (preventing compliance), uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, or other serious chronic medical condition that puts the patient at risk for the clinician to expose the patient to potentially serious consequences of their illness
3. Those who have malignancy and those receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy causing malignancy
4. Those who have suffered from any musculoskeletal, neurological, rheumatological disorder or any condition that may interfere with evaluations (advanced respiratory or orthopedic problems such as fractures, sprains or strains, or spinal surgery) in the past 12 months -

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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41 participants in 3 patient groups

The group I: BBAT Face-to-Face Training group

Experimental group

Description:

Exercises consist of supine, sitting, standing position awareness exercises and walking exercises. Considering eight weeks, the training is designed to progress gradually each week.

Treatment:

Behavioral: BBAT (Basic Body Awareness Therapy)

The group II: Online BBAT training group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in the Internet-based BBAT group will conduct their training with a physiotherapist to be connected via an online video conference system. This group will be given the same training as the face-to-face BBAT group.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Online BBAT training

The group III: Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No training will be applied to the control group patients.