Exercise for Fibromyalgia

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Behavioral: Strength training; Behavioral: Aerobic exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01253395

005-4167

Details and patient eligibility

About

Randomized equivalency trial of the effects of strength training compared to aerobic exercise on pain severity in adults with fibromyalgia.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Established diagnosis of fibromyalgia, age > 18 years. Exclusion Criteria: cardiac, pulmonary or orthopedic condition that would limit exercise.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

Strength training

Experimental group

Description:

Supervised strength training.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Strength training

Aerobic exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

Supervised aerobic exercise.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Aerobic exercise