Fibromyalgia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention: 40 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy at 2.3 ATA for 90 minutes 5 times a week vs. conventional treatment for fibromyalgia with guidance on the disease, physical exercises 3 times a w
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ages between 18-70 years; diagnosis of fibromyalgia at least 2 years prior to enrollment based on one of two criteria: symptoms of generalized pain occurring above and below the waist and affecting the right and left sides of the body for at least 3 months and not having another somatic disorder that warrants the symptoms and/or presence of at least 11 of the 18 tender points (“Tender Points”).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: contraindications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (pregnancy, use of bleomycin, cisplatin, disulfiram and doxorubicin, middle ear surgery, untreated pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum, claustrophobia); associated autoimmune rheumatologic disease and inability to sign the informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement (lower score) of the somatic impairment clinical assessment questionnaires (Visual Analogue Scale [VAS] and Brazilian Portuguese version of the Fibromyalgia Global, Functional and Symptomatic Assessment Questionnaire [FIQR-Br]) and neuropsychiatric (Psychological Symptoms Assessment Scale [EAS-40] ) of patients with fibromyalgia and to identify the best moment of application through the analysis of the results of the questionnaires applied at different times and in different groups | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess the impact of new technology on the quality of life in the fibromyalgia patients through the analysis of the SF-12 score | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactJose da Mota Neto
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Outcome results
None listed