Neurodynamic Intervention in Fibromyalgia (FM)

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: Placebo group; Other: Neurodynamic technique group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01826695

DF0040UG

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness characterised by persistent,widespread muscle pain with generalised hyperalgesia and allodynia. It can be accompanied by other concomitant symptoms like fatigue, sleep disturbances, musculoskeletal disorders, distress and psychological disorders. This condition is very prevalent. It has been reported to be about 2-5% of the general global population.

Fibromyalgia have been reported to have neurodynamic disorders. The purpose of this prospective study was to examine the combined effects of soft tissue mobilization and nerve slider neurodynamic technique on pain and pressure sensitivity in women with fibromyalgia.

Full description

Fibromyalgia affects women nine times more than men.The pathophysiology of fibromyalgia is being studied nowadays in order to understand the mechanisms implicated in it.

The treatment propose in this study is a neurodynamic intervention. Neurodynamics is the term used to describe the integration of the morphology, biomechanics and physiology of the nervous system.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women diagnosed with Fibromyalgia attending to the Fibromyalgia Association of Granada.
• Women who can complete the assessment battery of tests at the beginning and at the end of the study
• Female sex.

Exclusion criteria

• Male sex.
• Auditive and visual disturbances.
• Cognitive problems.
• Psychiatric pathology.
• Traumatic pathology of the hand.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Placebo group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

35 women are recruited in order to the inclusion criteria for the study. Placebo controlled. They received only standard treatment without neurodynamic intervention. They are diagnosed with Fibromyalgia attending to the Fibromyalgia Association of Granada. The study include subjects who can complete the assessment battery of tests at the beginning and end.

Treatment:

Other: Placebo group

Neurodynamic technique group

Active Comparator group

Description:

35 women are recruited, diagnosed with Fibromyalgia attending to the Fibromyalgia Association of Granada. The study include subjects who can complete the assessment battery of tests at the beginning and at the end.

Treatment:

Other: Neurodynamic technique group