Stretching and Strengthening Exercise in Fibromyalgia Patients

University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Strengthening Exercises; Other: Stretching exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01029041

Cappesq 0337/07

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fibromyalgia is a rheumatologic syndrome characterized by widespread chronic pain, tender points and other symptoms as fatigue, sleep disturbances, anxiety and depression. Therapeutic exercises are described as an important form to management of symptoms. This study aims to assess strengthening and stretching exercise efficacy in symptoms and quality of life of Fibromyalgia patients. The study is done at General Clinical Hospital of Medicine Scholl of University of Sao Paulo. 63 subjects undergo the study and they are divided into three groups: 1 strengthening exercise, 2 stretching exercise and 3 control group. Patients are evaluated by following instruments: Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire, dolorimetry at tender points by a Fischer dolorimeter, finger-to-tip floor test for muscular flexibility, dynamometer EMG System do Brasil for strength test of extension and flexion of knees and elbows, time to get up and go test, functional reach test, sit-to-stand test. Subjects of 1 strengthening exercise group undergo a global strengthening program and 2 stretching exercise group undergo a global stretching program. All programs have 12 weeks of duration and physical therapy is twice a week. The control group does not do any intervention during 12 weeks and after the second evaluation they enter the common program of physical therapy. Data are being analyzed by descriptive and interferential statistics procedures.

Full description

In this study, were included subjects with fibromyalgia diagnosis aged between 30 and 55 years old. We aimed to assess the effect of a physical therapy program on impact of fibromyalgia syndrome and quality of life.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Fibromyalgia diagnosis according to American Rheumatology Criteria
• Aged between 30 and 55 years old

Exclusion criteria

• Severe rheumatologic syndromes
• neurologic syndromes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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63 participants in 3 patient groups

Strengthening exercise

Experimental group

Description:

This group does global strengthening exercise

Treatment:

Other: Strengthening Exercises

Stretching exercise

Experimental group

Description:

This group does global stretching exercise

Treatment:

Other: Stretching exercises

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

This group does nor do any kind of exercise during the study