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Exercise on an exercise bike associated with laser therapy on pain and quality of life in women with fibromyalgia

Effectiveness of an aerobic exercise protocol associated with photobiomodulation with progressive dosing in the pain level and quality of life related to the health of women with fibromyalgia

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-6gm4ysj
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-02-25
Start date
2021-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Fybromialgia

Interventions

Physical exercise program: Aerobic training with load progression will be developed in a supervised therapist during about 30 minutes each session based on the following protocol: Warm-up phase: The v
Stimulus phase: Pedaled with increased load, in order to maintain Maximum Heart Rate between 75 percent to 80 percent. The volunteers will be encouraged to increase the load if the Maximum Heart Rate
Cooling phase: The volunteers were instructed to perform light and without increasing the load. Stretching of the main muscle groups: biceps, trapezius, latissimus dorsi, pectoral, paraspinal, hamstri
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Sponsors

Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Campus Baixada Santista
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Campus Baixada Santista
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Volunteers female with aged between 18 and 60 years; with fybromialgia diagnosis according to the fybromialgia diagnostic criteria of the American College of Rheumatology 2016, evaluated by a rheumatologist doctor partner of the project; do not have deficits according to the cut-off score of the Mini Mental State Examination; classified as little active and irregularly active according to the score of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire - short version; interest and availability to participate in the entire experimental protocol

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Volunteers with cognitive deficits that prevent the understanding of the assessments and questionnaires involved; who have uncontrolled systemic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus and systemic arterial hypertension; Neurological and musculoskeletal conditions that may directly interfere with assessments, such as paralysis, significant changes in sensitivity, joint diseases at advanced levels (such as arthroplasties or osteoarthritis); Continued use of alcohol or illicit drugs and absolute contraindication for phototherapy such as the presence of neoplasia; volunteers with malnutrition (body mass index less than 18.5) or morbid obesity (body mass index equal to or above 40)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
14% improvement on the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) and 3 point improvement on the Analog Pain Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement of 10 points (pain) and 33.3 points (emotional aspect) in the Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF-36), minimum improvement of 0.15 in the fatigue severity scale, minimum improvement of 1.60 seconds in Timed Up-and-Go Test (TTUG) and minimum improvement of 65.20 meters in the 6-minute Walk Test (6MWT)

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactAna Balão

Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Campus Baixada Santista

abeatriz.balao@uol.com.br+55 11 984562012

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)