Effect of a Functional Exercise Program Associated With Low Level Laser Therapy on Fibromyalgia

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Radiation: Placebo Low Level Laser Therapy; Radiation: Low Level Laser Therapy; Other: Functional Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03017339

1.442.759

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a functional exercise program associated with Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) on pain, functional capacity and quality of life of individuals with fibromyalgia. Half of participants will receive functional exercise and LLLT, while the other half will receive functional exercise and placebo LLLT.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being female;
• age between 30 and 50 years;
• have an ovulatory cycle;
• height between 1.50m and 1.80m, body mass between 50 and 80 kg and BMI in the range of 18.5 to 29.9 kg / m2;
• present a clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia, signed by a rheumatologist according to the current criteria of the American College of Rheumatology;
• is at least 6 months without any physical exercise;
• do not present musculoskeletal conditions that prevent them from performing the evaluation and proposed physical activity, except FM;
• not having diabetes mellitus and uncontrolled blood pressure;
• they do not present an inflammatory rheumatic condition or serious cardiovascular and / or pulmonary disease that prevents them from performing the evaluation and the proposed physical activity;
• Not having psychiatric illness or having malignant tumors;
• is not pregnant
• did not present dengue, zika or chikungunya in the last year;
• and finally not to be hypersensitive to light.

Exclusion criteria

• not attend for more than two consecutive exercise sessions
• at any time and for any reason expressing an intention to leave the study
• present a health problem that prevents them from continuing to carry out the proposed exercises

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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22 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Laser Group

Experimental group

Description:

The subjects participated in a functional exercise program associated with low level laser therapy applied in the quadriceps, hamstrings and triceps sural

Treatment:

Other: Functional Exercise

Radiation: Low Level Laser Therapy

Placebo Group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The subjects participated in a functional exercise program associated with placebo low level laser therapy applied in the quadriceps, hamstrings and triceps sural

Treatment:

Radiation: Placebo Low Level Laser Therapy

Other: Functional Exercise