Kinesiophobia in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Chronic Neck Pain

Aksaray University Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia; Healthy; Neck Pain

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: kinesiophobia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03778801

2018/155

Details and patient eligibility

About

Kinesiophobia which is described as fear of movement reduces physical activity levels and increases the risk of chronic pain. The investigators consider that kinesiophobia levels are higher in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic neck pain so that physical activity levels are lower in this patient groups. Because there are not enough studies, the investigators aimed to evaluate kinesiophobia and physical activity levels in this patients.

Full description

Objective: To evaluate pain, kinesiophobia, physical activity, depression, disease severity, and fatigue in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome or chronic neck pain and healthy controls.

Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Tertiary Health Care Center, Aksaray, Turkey Participants: 30 patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (Group 1), 30 patients with chronic neck pain (Group 2), and 30 healthy individuals (Group 3) were included.

Main Outcome Measures: Outcome measures were Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)-pain and fatigue, Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) Short Form, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Neck Pain Disability Index (NPDI).

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Participants with a clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome Participants with a clinical diagnosis of chronic neck pain Healthy participants Participants with fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic neck pain has had a disease duration more than three months

Exclusion criteria

Malignant disease Systemic infectious disease Rheumatic disease Operation Pregnancy Psychological or cognitive disorder History of physical therapy within the last three months History of intra-articular or intra-ligamentary injection within the last three months

Trial design

90 participants in 3 patient groups

fibromyalgia syndrome

Description:

Thirty patients with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome according to the 2016 revised American College of Rheumatology Fibromyalgia Syndrome diagnostic criteria and a disease duration of longer than three months

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: kinesiophobia

chronic neck pain

Description:

30 patients with chronic neck pain lasting for more than three months and didn't meet 2016 revised American College of Rheumatology Fibromyalgia Syndrome diagnostic criteria.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: kinesiophobia

healthy controls

Description:

30 healthy controls without pain or additional disease

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: kinesiophobia