Effects of Physical Activity With Online Support for Individuals With Chronic Widespread Pain (CWP)

Chronic Widespread Pain Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Effects of Physical Activity With Online Support for Individuals With Chronic Widespread Pain (CWP)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03434899
• Other study ID #: FOU VGR 237261
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 15, 2018
• Est. completion date: April 16, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: October 2020
• Source: Göteborg University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim is to evaluate a novel treatment routine where contact through a smart phone/computer is used for online support for patients suffering from chronic widespread pain (CWP). The outline is that patients are encouraged to perform physical activity during a period of 12 months with online support from a physical therapist.

Description:

The intervention follows principles from the theories of person-centered care and self-efficacy. The examinations performed at baseline and after six months were conducted by blinded examiners at a visit at the primary health care centers. All participants developed a person-centered health plan for physical activity together with a physiotherapist. The intervention group was supported with a digital platform for six months.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 139
• Est. completion date: April 16, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: April 1, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 62 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• fulfilling the American Colleague of Rheumatology (ACR) 1990 criteria for chronic widespread pain (CWP)

• access to a smart phone or computer

Exclusion Criteria:

• other serious diseases that cause pain or hinder exercise, such as heart disease, neurological disease or severe osteoarthritis

• unable to speak or read Swedish

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Pain
• Chronic Widespread Pain

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Physical exercise and online support
Person-centered design of a health care plan including individually adjusted physical exercise. Online support for management of health care plan.
• Physical exercise
Person-centered design of health care plan individually adjusted physical exercise.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Sweden	Alingsas Primary Health Care	Alingsas
Sweden	Göteborg Primary Health Care	Göteborg
Sweden	Uddevalla Primary Health Care	Uddevalla

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Göteborg University	Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden, Vastra Gotaland Region

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain during the last week	The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) subscale for pain.	Change from Baseline Pain at 6 months
Secondary	Fatigue	The Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20), comprising several subscale, of which the Physical Fatigue subscale is of interest for this study.	Change from Baseline Fatigue at 6 months
Secondary	Health	The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) total score. The FIQ comprises 10 subscales and the total score is the mean value of them.	Change from Baseline Health at 6 months