Comparison of Treadmill and Outdoor Walking in Patients With Fibromyalgia

Ankara Etlik City Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: Walking exercises with treadmill; Other: Walking exercises at open air place

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07228897

AEŞH-EK-2025-182

Details and patient eligibility

About

While walking exercises performed outdoors are important within the scope of aerobic exercise, the continuity of outdoor walking exercises can be negatively affected by different weather conditions. Walking exercises performed indoors on a treadmill are a good option for patients in terms of increasing exercise continuity and patient compliance. Walking outdoors supported by a treadmill and mobile application may increase aerobic capacity and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome, as well as reduce kinesiophobia.

Enrollment: 54 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Be between the ages of 25 and 55
2. Be female
3. Have not engaged in regular physical activity for the past 3 months
4. Have been using the same medical treatment for at least 1 month prior to the study (amitriptyline, duloxetine/milnacipran, pregabalin, cyclobenzaprine)
5. Volunteering to participate in the study
6. The patient's cognitive status being suitable for using a mobile application
7. The patient agreeing to the 'Personal Data Protection Law Information Text' in order to use the mobile application

Exclusion criteria

1. History of cardiac or pulmonary disease
2. Changes in medical treatment during the study period
3. Use of different injection methods (ozone therapy, neural therapy, acupuncture, etc.) at least 3 months prior to the study or during the study period
4. History of rheumatological disease
5. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
6. History of malignancy
7. Presence of psychiatric or neurological disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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54 participants in 2 patient groups

Open air walking

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Walking exercises at open air place

treadmill

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Walking exercises with treadmill