Yoga Impact in Fibromyalgia, Primary Health Care

University of Coimbra

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Fibromyalgia

Treatments: Other: Yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06646796

067/2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a complementary therapy using Yoga within the scope of First Health Care in Portugal, in pain control, quality of life and well-being of the patients with Fibromyalgia. It also, pretends to assess the viability and to identify the barriers to this sort of therapy in the context of Primary Health Care.

Full description

Fibromyalgia is a chronic and debilitating pain syndrome characterized by widespread and persistent pain, also affecting sleep quality and cognitive function. It is estimated to affect 3.6% of the population; however, since it is a condition that is often underdiagnosed, the actual numbers may be higher. It is also an incurable disease, so treatment is based on symptom management through pharmacological therapy, which is not always effective. Due to the inadequacy of pharmacological therapy, there is a need for complementary therapies, and despite the limited number of studies conducted in this area, some therapies based on meditative movement (notably yoga) are beginning to emerge, with beneficial effects reported on pain management and quality of life in these patients. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the benefits and feasibility of this type of intervention at the Primary Health Care level.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Users of the Family Health Unit diagnosed with Fibromyalgia;
• With cognitive capacity to answer the questionnaire;
• With physical capacity to take part in Yoga classes.

Exclusion criteria

• people under 18 years old.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Group used as comparison.

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Yoga practioner group with a certified teacher, 3 times a week during 3 months.

Treatment:

Other: Yoga