Effects of a Physical Exercise Program on Patients Affected With Fibromyalgia

Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: Physical activity

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04031391

7Z17/032

Details and patient eligibility

About

Physical activity has been used for a number of years in the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM). The main objective of this study is to compare the effects of physical activity on two groups of women diagnosed with fibromyalgia (FM) in terms of pain, quality of life and the impact of the condition on their daily lives. Methods: this was a randomized clinical trial to assess the effects of physical activity performed by subjects assigned to one of two groups on the scores of three questionnaires (the pain Visual Analogue Scale, the FIQ questionnaire and the SF-36 health questionnaire) administered before and after the intervention.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Women

• Ages of 40 and 75
• Diagnosis fibromyalgia (code M79.7)
• Anoia region

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant
• Unable to participate in the physical activity program.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

physical activity group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Physical activity

Control group

No Intervention group