Development of Treatments Aiming at Improvement of Function in Patients With Chronic Widespread Pain

Göteborg University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Behavioral: Education; Behavioral: Exercise and education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00545649

O687-03-GAU

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to evaluate the effects of adding supervised exercise in supplement to an educational self-management program, and to determine which subgroups would gain effects of the treatment.

Full description

164 patients with fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain were randomized to an exercise-education group or to education-only group. The study period was 20 week. The primary outcome measures comprised the six-minute walk test and the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire. Several other self-administered instruments were included.

Enrollment: 164 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women with Fibromyalgia or Chronic widespread pain, aged from 18 to 60 years.

Exclusion criteria

• Other somatic or psychiatric disorders, inability to understand Swedish, allergy to chlorine, ongoing treatments or plans to start other treatments during the study period

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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164 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise and education

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise and education

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Education only

Treatment:

Behavioral: Education