Effectiveness of Physical Exercise in Women With Fibromyalgia

Federal University of São Paulo

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Behavioral: walking program, resistance muscular exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00498264

AHK12121977

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fibromyalgia (FMS) is a syndrome expressed by chronic widespread body pain which leads to reduced physical function and frequent use of health care services. Exercise training is commonly recommended as a treatment.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a supervised resistance muscular exercise (RME) and walking program (WP) are effective in the treatment of FMS on decrease of pain.

The practical of the RME reduces the pain of participants with FMS.

Full description

This study will evaluate and compare the effectiveness of a supervised resistance muscular exercise (RME) , walking program (WP)and control group (just observation) in women with FMS during 16 weeks, on decrease of pain.

Participants will undergo an assessment including medical some questionnaires to assess their FMS symptoms at baseline, after 8 weeks, 16 weeks and 28 weeks.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 35 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Criteria diagnosis according ACR 1990
• Wash-out of medication specific for fibromyalgia for 1 month
• Only paracetamol 750mg will be allowed during the period of study.

Exclusion criteria

• Alterations that against indicate the practical one of physical activity evaluated previously in clinical and rheumatology evaluation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind