Physical Exercise and Its Impact on Signs of Inflammation in Fibromyalgia

NCT ID: NCT00643006

Last Updated: 2012-10-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

67 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-01-31

Study Completion Date

2009-06-30

Brief Summary

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The study aims to compare low-intensive and high-intensive physical exercise and its impact on physical function, pain and signs of inflammation.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Exercise Therapy Pain

Keywords

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Fibromyalgia Physical activity Function Pain Exercise Inflammation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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A. High intensive exercise

High intensive exercise

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Physical exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Supervised walks with poles twice a week at moderate-high intensity

B. Low-intensive exercise

Low-to-moderate intensive supervised walks

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Active comparator: low intensive exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Supervised walks once a week at low-intensity.

Interventions

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Physical exercise

Supervised walks with poles twice a week at moderate-high intensity

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Active comparator: low intensive exercise

Supervised walks once a week at low-intensity.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women with Fibromyalgia, interested in exercise twice a week

Exclusion Criteria

* Other severe diseases
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sahlgrenska University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Västra Götalands Forskningsfond

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Reumatikerförbundet

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Göteborg University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kaisa E Mannerkorpi, Ass prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Göteborg University, Dept of Rheumatology

Locations

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Alingsås Primary Health Care

Alingsås, , Sweden

Site Status

Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Dept of Physical Therapy

Gothenburg, , Sweden

Site Status

Uddevalla Primary Health Care

Uddevalla, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Bjersing JL, Erlandsson M, Bokarewa MI, Mannerkorpi K. Exercise and obesity in fibromyalgia: beneficial roles of IGF-1 and resistin? Arthritis Res Ther. 2013 Feb 27;15(1):R34. doi: 10.1186/ar4187.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23446104 (View on PubMed)

Bjersing JL, Dehlin M, Erlandsson M, Bokarewa MI, Mannerkorpi K. Changes in pain and insulin-like growth factor 1 in fibromyalgia during exercise: the involvement of cerebrospinal inflammatory factors and neuropeptides. Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 Jul 9;14(4):R162. doi: 10.1186/ar3902.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22776095 (View on PubMed)

Mannerkorpi K, Nordeman L, Cider A, Jonsson G. Does moderate-to-high intensity Nordic walking improve functional capacity and pain in fibromyalgia? A prospective randomized controlled trial. Arthritis Res Ther. 2010;12(5):R189. doi: 10.1186/ar3159. Epub 2010 Oct 13.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20942911 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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GAU2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id