Connective Tissue Massage With Fibromyalgia

Is Connective Tissue Massage Effective In Individuals With Fibromyalgia?

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05063188

Enrollment

Registered

2021-09-30

Start date

2019-09-10

Completion date

2020-10-15

Last updated

2021-09-30

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Conditions

Fibromyalgia

Brief summary

The aim of the study was to examine the effectiveness of clinical pilates exercises and connective tissue massage in individuals with Fibromyalgia (FM). 32 women were randomly divided into two groups as intervention (n=15, mean age=48.80±7.48) and control (n=17, mean age=55.64±7.87). While connective tissue massage and clinical pilates exercises were applied to the intervention group, control group were applied only clinical pilates exercises.According to our results, connective tissue massage increased the effectiveness of clinical pilates exercises in individuals with FM.

Interventions

OTHERConnective Tissue Massage

Connective tissue massage was started from lumbosacral region and continued lower thoracic, scapular, interscapular, and cervical regions, respectively.

OTHERclinical pilates exercises

Exercises were applied 3 times for 6 weeks, a total of 18 sessions. One session consisted of 10 minutes of warm-up, 40 minutes of Clinical Pilates exercises and 10 minutes of cooling down (60 minutes in total).

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

20 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

(a) having FM diagnosis according to American College of Rheumatology 2016 criteria, (b) being a women, (c) aged 20-65. (d) being stable in drug use for at least 6 months or more. (e) being volunteer to participate in this study. \-

Exclusion criteria

(a) have been exercising regularly for the past three months, (b) the presence of uncontrolled cardiopulmonary disease, (c) the presence of orthopedic, neurological or mental problems that may prevent exercise, (d) having undergone any surgery in the last six months for both groups, (e) pregnancy, (f) presence of malignancy, (g) not being able to participate in at least 75% of the training. \-

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain Location Inventory	10 min
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire	15 min
Health Assessment Questionnaire	10 min
Beck Anxiety Inventory	10 min
Short Form-36	10 min
Biopsychosocial Questionnaire	15 min

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026