Chronic Widespread Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim is to evaluate a novel treatment routine where contact through a smart phone/computer is used for online support for patients suffering from chronic widespread pain (CWP). The outline is that patients are encouraged to perform physical activity during a period of 12 months with online support from a physical therapist.
Detailed description
The intervention follows principles from the theories of person-centered care and self-efficacy. The examinations performed at baseline and after six months were conducted by blinded examiners at a visit at the primary health care centers. All participants developed a person-centered health plan for physical activity together with a physiotherapist. The intervention group was supported with a digital platform for six months.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPhysical exercise and online support
Person-centered design of a health care plan including individually adjusted physical exercise. Online support for management of health care plan.
BEHAVIORALPhysical exercise
Person-centered design of health care plan individually adjusted physical exercise.
Sponsors
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Vastra Gotaland Region
Göteborg University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 62 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* fulfilling the American Colleague of Rheumatology (ACR) 1990 criteria for chronic widespread pain (CWP) * access to a smart phone or computer
Exclusion criteria
* other serious diseases that cause pain or hinder exercise, such as heart disease, neurological disease or severe osteoarthritis * unable to speak or read Swedish
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain during the last week | Change from Baseline Pain at 6 months | The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) subscale for pain. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fatigue | Change from Baseline Fatigue at 6 months | The Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20), comprising several subscale, of which the Physical Fatigue subscale is of interest for this study. |
| Health | Change from Baseline Health at 6 months | The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) total score. The FIQ comprises 10 subscales and the total score is the mean value of them. |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed