Fibromyalgia
Conditions
Keywords
Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, physical, exercise, activity, education
Brief summary
The study aims to evaluate the effects of adding supervised exercise in supplement to an educational self-management program, and to determine which subgroups would gain effects of the treatment.
Detailed description
164 patients with fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain were randomized to an exercise-education group or to education-only group. The study period was 20 week. The primary outcome measures comprised the six-minute walk test and the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire. Several other self-administered instruments were included.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALExercise and education
BEHAVIORALEducation
Sponsors
The Swedish Research Council
Göteborg University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Women with Fibromyalgia or Chronic widespread pain, aged from 18 to 60 years.
Exclusion criteria
* Other somatic or psychiatric disorders, inability to understand Swedish, allergy to chlorine, ongoing treatments or plans to start other treatments during the study period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body function (he six-minute walk test) and health status (the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire) | 2004-2007 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-administered questionnaires assessing distress, stress, quality of life, physical activity, fatigue | 2004-2007 |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed