Fibromyalgia
Conditions
Interventions
Subjects, included in the study, will be randomly divided into two groups: Active and Placebo.
In the Active group: Forty patients will receive 24 treatment sessions, each session consists of an exer
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with fibromyalgia, diagnosed according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology, female, aged 18 to 60 years, without physical therapy concomitant.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects will be excluded if they have concomitant rheumatologic disease, severe psychiatric disorders or any contraindication to prevent the use of interferential current, such as allergies to the electrodes, cardiac pacemaker, pregnancy, epilepsy, skin conditions or deficient skin sensation in the areas of electrode placement.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of pain of the patients submitted treatment with active interferential current and exercise. For the assessment of pain reduction, the numerical scale of 11 points, pressure pain threshold, Mcgill pain questionnaire, temporal summation test and modulation conditioned of pain test will be used. And for verification the expected outcome, a variation of at least 5% in each test, questionnaire and scale used pre, middle and post intervention will be considered. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of the quality of life, sleep quality, muscle strength and cutaneous sensitive threshold. Reduction of depression, anxiety, physical disability, pain-related negative expectations, fear of movement, red areas marked in thermographic image and number of cytokines. To assess these variables, will be used: Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, Short Form 36 Health Survey, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, dynamometer, Von Frey filaments, Beck Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, sit to stand test, six-minute walk test, Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale, infrared thermographic camera and blood collection. For verification of the expected outcomes, a variation of at least 5% in each scale and questionnaire used pre, middle and post intervention will be considered. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFernanda Araújo
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Outcome results
None listed