Fibromyalgia
Conditions
Keywords
Fibromyalgia, Art Therapy, Pain, Quality of life, Body Image
Brief summary
Effectiveness of an art therapy program for the treatment of pain and improvements in both quality of life and body image of patients with fibromyalgia.
Detailed description
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic non-inflammatory syndrome characterized by diffuse pain throughout the body, sleep disorder, stiffness, fatigue, depression and other psychological problems. Patients with FM feel incapable of performing the majority of activities of daily living. Medication offers only short-term benefits. Thus, it is necessary to include other measures for treatment, such as physical activity and patient education. Art therapy combine the field of psychology with artistic activities, working with therapeutic and instructive aspects as well as the potential for personal growth contained in all forms of art.
Interventions
OTHERArt Therapy
This group performed dance classes and regarding the art therapy they have art classes where they learn how to use the drawing to express feelings. The classes were twice a week.
OTHERWalking
The group walked twice a week during one hour.
Sponsors
Federal University of São Paulo
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Classification of fibromyalgia by ACR criteria (Wolf et al, 1990) * Females * Without distinction of race * Age 18 to 65 years * Do not have changed treatment for fibromyalgia for at least 3meses * signing the consent form
Exclusion criteria
* Other ostearticulares rheumatic and painful * Decompensated cardio-respiratory diseases * Perform physical activity more than 2x a week for more than 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Pain | baseline, after 10 weeks, 20 weeks and 40 weeks | Evaluated with the visual analogue scale |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in fibromyalgia impact | Baseline, after 10, 20 and 40 weeks | Evaluated using the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire |
| Change in Quality of life | Baseline, after 10, 20 and 40 weeks | Evaluated using the SF-36 questionnaire |
| Change in Body image | Basline, after 10, 20 and 40 weeks | Evaluated using the Body Dismorphic Disorder Examination (BDDE) questionnaire |
| Change in Functional capacity | Baseline, after 10, 20 and 40 weeks | Evaluated using the six minute walk test |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed