Aerobic Exercise for Women With Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effectiveness of Aerobic Exercises for Women With Fibromyalgia: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05550883
• Other study ID #: AEFIBRO2022
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 15, 2022
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: September 2022
• Source: October 6 University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is randomized controlled trial that investigated the effect of aerobic exercises in women with fibromyalgia. The study was performed in Abu-kabir central hospital - Al Sharquia, Egypt. The sample was recruited from the rheumatology department in Abu-kabir central hospital- Al Sharquia. Sixty women were included in the study based on the inclusion criteria. The first group (study group) included 30 participants who received aerobic exercise in addition to the prescribed medications. The second group (control group) included 30 participants who received the prescribed medications only. The outcome measures included visual analogue scale, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and cholesterol level. Assessment of outcomes were performed at baseline and after the end of treatment program.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: September 1, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 30 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• (1)Their ages ranged from 30 to 40 years old (2)Their body mass index (BMI) was from 20:26 kg/m2 (3)All patients assured diagnosis fibromyalgia for more than three months (4)Participants were on a stable regimen of pharmacological and/or non pharmacological treatment for FM the previous three months leading up to study period and agree to maintain their present medication unchanged for the duration of their participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: Patients with pregnancy, another accompanying central sensitization syndrome Patients with psychiatric illness Patients whose pharmacological treatment for FMS changed within the last three months Patients who do not have a cognitive level to answer the questions in the scale

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fibromyalgia
• Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Intervention

Other:
• Aerobic exercise
The patients in this group participated in aerobic exercise training for 45 minutes, three sessions per week for 6 weeks. They underwent the proper warm up to minimize the risk of musculoskeletal injury .The training session started by a proper warm up for 5 min in the form of mild stretching for the involved muscle group to prepare the exercised muscles and improve blood supply for skeletal muscle to prevent fatigue or injury. Patients in this study group performed aerobic exercise (in the form of treadmill training) All sessions were supervised to ensure correct technique and monitor the appropriate amount of exercise. The training session ended by a proper cooling down for 5 min to prevent fatigue or injury.

Drug:
• Fibromyalgia Agents
tricyclic antidepressants (low evening doses), and mostly when needed, low doses of: analgesics, muscle relaxants, hypnotics, and tranquilizers.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Abu-kabir central hosptial	Mansoura	Al Sharquia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
October 6 University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in Visual analogue scale	Visual Analaog Scale is used to measure the severity of pain in patients. The patient is told that there is no "0" pain on the 10 cm ruler drawn on paper, "10" is the most experienced pain, and the patient is asked to mark on the ruler according to the severity of the pain he/she feels. The distance of the marked point from zero is recorded as the Visual Analogue Scale score in cm.	baseline and 6 weeks
Secondary	Changes in cholesterol level level	Blood sample to measure cholesterol level for each participant in both groups before and after treatment.	baseline and 6 weeks
Secondary	Changes in Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire	This questionnaire was designed to assess the current health status of patients with fibromyalgia. The FIQ has 11 individual questions and measures physical functioning, work status (missed days of work and job difficulty), depression, anxiety, morning tiredness, pain, stiffness, fatigue, and well-being over the past week ranging from 0-100 with higher score indicating more severity.	baseline and 6 weeks