Fibromyalgia
Conditions
Interventions
INTERVENTION GROUP (treatment):
a) Intervention (treatment): the intervention was with the use of a T-shirt impregnated with ceramic material emitter of infrared every day at night (around 8h per day
Device
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Sponsors
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
30 Years to 69 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Fibromyalgia Diagnostics; Female patients with FM (ages from 30 to 69) were selected from the Physiotherapy Clinic of the University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNISUL), Brazil.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Presence of active or previous neoplastic conditions, infection or making use of oral or local corticosteroids or anti-cytokine therapy that could influence cytokines serum levels. All of the participants were advised not to do any other regular physical activity outside the exercise program.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome 1: Assessment of pain score Method: A visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to identify the degree of pain of the participants over the 6 weeks, being applied 3 x per week. Then, at each beginning and at the end of the session with aquatic exercise the participant was asked about their current pain on a scale of 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximum pain) presented by means of an adapted tape with the graduations. Collection time: This scale was presented both at the beginning and at the end of the aquatic exercise sessions over 6 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome 2: Evaluation of muscle surface temperature in the anterior cervical, epicondyl, costochondral and trapezius regions. Method: A 320 × 240 pixel ThermaCAM® E320 (FLIR Systems Inc., Wilsonville, Oregon) resolution infrared camera was used in the far infrared spectral range (7.5 to 13 ?m) with a sensitivity of 0.1 ° C, was placed on a tripod to record thermal images. The sensor converts the infrared energy radiated by the skin into a thermogram that represents the exact temperature of its surface. The recorded thermograms were processed and analyzed by QuickReport v.1.2 SP2 software (FLIR, USA). The thermal distribution on the skin surface is shown in a color palette next to the thermograms. The hottest parts are displayed in white, the average temperatures in red and yellow, while blue represents the cooler surfaces. The 320 × 240 pixel ThermaCAM® E320 (FLIR Systems Inc., Wilsonville, Oregon, USA) infrared camera in the far infrared spectral range (7.5 to 13 ?m) with a sensitivity of 0.1 ° C was placed on a tripod to record thermal images. The sensor converts the infrared energy radiated by the skin into a thermogram that represents the exact temperature of its surface. The recorded thermograms were processed and analyzed by QuickReport v.1.2 SP2 software (FLIR, USA). The thermal distribution on the skin surface is shown in a color palette next to the thermograms. The hottest parts are displayed in white, the average temperatures in red and yellow, while blue represents the cooler surfaces. The camera was placed 2 meters away from the participants and 0.9 meters from the floor, temperature (± 22 ° C) and humidity (± 50%) of the room were recorded for analysis of the images, and an emissivity of 0.98 human body) was adopted. Participants were acclimatized at least 20 minutes before the thermogram images were recorded. The thermograms captured were from the anterior and posterior regions of the participants and the images obtained were focused on the trunk and | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDaniel Martins
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Outcome results
None listed