The Effects of Training and Relaxation on Fibromyalgia.
NCT ID: NCT01226784
Last Updated: 2020-10-27
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
240 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2010-10-31
2020-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Secondary aims off this multi-center study was to improve the understanding of pain mechanisms in fibromyalgia and how these are affected by physical exercise. Please see references of published articles for details.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
BASIC_SCIENCE
NONE
Study Groups
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Physcial exercise
15 weeks of progressive resistance group exercise, twice/week supervised by physical therapist
Physcial activity
Strenght training Relaxation exercise
Relaxation exercise
15 weeks of relaxation exercise, twice/week supervised by physical therapist
Physcial activity
Strenght training Relaxation exercise
Interventions
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Physcial activity
Strenght training Relaxation exercise
Eligibility Criteria
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Exclusion Criteria
20 Years
65 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
OTHER
University Hospital, Linkoeping
OTHER
Karolinska Institutet
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Eva Kosek
Professor
Locations
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Gothenburg, , Sweden
Linkopings University Hospital
Linköping, , Sweden
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, , Sweden
Countries
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References
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Wahlen K, Ernberg M, Kosek E, Mannerkorpi K, Gerdle B, Ghafouri B. Significant correlation between plasma proteome profile and pain intensity, sensitivity, and psychological distress in women with fibromyalgia. Sci Rep. 2020 Jul 27;10(1):12508. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-69422-z.
Stensson N, Gerdle B, Ernberg M, Mannerkorpi K, Kosek E, Ghafouri B. Increased Anandamide and Decreased Pain and Depression after Exercise in Fibromyalgia. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2020 Jul;52(7):1617-1628. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002293.
Jablochkova A, Backryd E, Kosek E, Mannerkorpi K, Ernberg M, Gerdle B, Ghafouri B. Unaltered low nerve growth factor and high brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in plasma from patients with fibromyalgia after a 15-week progressive resistance exercise. J Rehabil Med. 2019 Oct 29;51(10):779-787. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2593.
Stensson N, Ghafouri N, Ernberg M, Mannerkorpi K, Kosek E, Gerdle B, Ghafouri B. The Relationship of Endocannabinoidome Lipid Mediators With Pain and Psychological Stress in Women With Fibromyalgia: A Case-Control Study. J Pain. 2018 Nov;19(11):1318-1328. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.05.008. Epub 2018 Jun 7.
Larsson A, Palstam A, Bjersing J, Lofgren M, Ernberg M, Kosek E, Gerdle B, Mannerkorpi K. Controlled, cross-sectional, multi-center study of physical capacity and associated factors in women with fibromyalgia. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Apr 19;19(1):121. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2047-1.
Ernberg M, Christidis N, Ghafouri B, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Lofgren M, Bjersing J, Palstam A, Larsson A, Mannerkorpi K, Gerdle B, Kosek E. Plasma Cytokine Levels in Fibromyalgia and Their Response to 15 Weeks of Progressive Resistance Exercise or Relaxation Therapy. Mediators Inflamm. 2018 Apr 18;2018:3985154. doi: 10.1155/2018/3985154. eCollection 2018.
Larsson A, Palstam A, Lofgren M, Ernberg M, Bjersing J, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Gerdle B, Kosek E, Mannerkorpi K. Pain and fear avoidance partially mediate change in muscle strength during resistance exercise in women with fibromyalgia. J Rehabil Med. 2017 Nov 21;49(9):744-750. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2278.
Tour J, Lofgren M, Mannerkorpi K, Gerdle B, Larsson A, Palstam A, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Bjersing J, Martin I, Ernberg M, Schalling M, Kosek E. Gene-to-gene interactions regulate endogenous pain modulation in fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls-antagonistic effects between opioid and serotonin-related genes. Pain. 2017 Jul;158(7):1194-1203. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000896.
Martinsen S, Flodin P, Berrebi J, Lofgren M, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Mannerkorpi K, Ingvar M, Fransson P, Kosek E. The role of long-term physical exercise on performance and brain activation during the Stroop colour word task in fibromyalgia patients. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging. 2018 May;38(3):508-516. doi: 10.1111/cpf.12449. Epub 2017 Jun 18.
Bjersing JL, Larsson A, Palstam A, Ernberg M, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Lofgren M, Gerdle B, Kosek E, Mannerkorpi K. Benefits of resistance exercise in lean women with fibromyalgia: involvement of IGF-1 and leptin. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017 Mar 14;18(1):106. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1477-5.
Gerdle B, Ernberg M, Mannerkorpi K, Larsson B, Kosek E, Christidis N, Ghafouri B. Increased Interstitial Concentrations of Glutamate and Pyruvate in Vastus Lateralis of Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome Are Normalized after an Exercise Intervention - A Case-Control Study. PLoS One. 2016 Oct 3;11(10):e0162010. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162010. eCollection 2016.
Ericsson A, Palstam A, Larsson A, Lofgren M, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Bjersing J, Gerdle B, Kosek E, Mannerkorpi K. Resistance exercise improves physical fatigue in women with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial. Arthritis Res Ther. 2016 Jul 30;18:176. doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-1073-3.
Kosek E, Martinsen S, Gerdle B, Mannerkorpi K, Lofgren M, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Fransson P, Schalling M, Ingvar M, Ernberg M, Jensen KB. The translocator protein gene is associated with symptom severity and cerebral pain processing in fibromyalgia. Brain Behav Immun. 2016 Nov;58:218-227. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.07.150. Epub 2016 Jul 20.
Ernberg M, Christidis N, Ghafouri B, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Lofgren M, Larsson A, Palstam A, Bjersing J, Mannerkorpi K, Kosek E, Gerdle B. Effects of 15 weeks of resistance exercise on pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in the vastus lateralis muscle of patients with fibromyalgia. Arthritis Res Ther. 2016 Jun 13;18(1):137. doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-1041-y.
Palstam A, Larsson A, Lofgren M, Ernberg M, Bjersing J, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Gerdle B, Kosek E, Mannerkorpi K. Decrease of fear avoidance beliefs following person-centered progressive resistance exercise contributes to reduced pain disability in women with fibromyalgia: secondary exploratory analyses from a randomized controlled trial. Arthritis Res Ther. 2016 May 21;18(1):116. doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-1007-0.
Christidis N, Ghafouri B, Larsson A, Palstam A, Mannerkorpi K, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Lofgren M, Bjersing J, Kosek E, Gerdle B, Ernberg M. Comparison of the Levels of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines Released in the Vastus Lateralis Muscle of Patients with Fibromyalgia and Healthy Controls during Contractions of the Quadriceps Muscle--A Microdialysis Study. PLoS One. 2015 Dec 1;10(12):e0143856. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143856. eCollection 2015.
Flodin P, Martinsen S, Mannerkorpi K, Lofgren M, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Kosek E, Fransson P. Normalization of aberrant resting state functional connectivity in fibromyalgia patients following a three month physical exercise therapy. Neuroimage Clin. 2015 Aug 18;9:134-9. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.08.004. eCollection 2015.
Larsson A, Palstam A, Lofgren M, Ernberg M, Bjersing J, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Gerdle B, Kosek E, Mannerkorpi K. Resistance exercise improves muscle strength, health status and pain intensity in fibromyalgia--a randomized controlled trial. Arthritis Res Ther. 2015 Jun 18;17(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s13075-015-0679-1.
Martinsen S, Flodin P, Berrebi J, Lofgren M, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Ingvar M, Fransson P, Kosek E. Fibromyalgia patients had normal distraction related pain inhibition but cognitive impairment reflected in caudate nucleus and hippocampus during the Stroop Color Word Test. PLoS One. 2014 Oct 2;9(9):e108637. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108637. eCollection 2014.
Palstam A, Larsson A, Bjersing J, Lofgren M, Ernberg M, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Ghafouri B, Sjors A, Larsson B, Gerdle B, Kosek E, Mannerkorpi K. Perceived exertion at work in women with fibromyalgia: explanatory factors and comparison with healthy women. J Rehabil Med. 2014 Sep;46(8):773-80. doi: 10.2340/16501977-1843.
Flodin P, Martinsen S, Lofgren M, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Kosek E, Fransson P. Fibromyalgia is associated with decreased connectivity between pain- and sensorimotor brain areas. Brain Connect. 2014 Oct;4(8):587-94. doi: 10.1089/brain.2014.0274. Epub 2014 Aug 7.
Wahlen K, Yan H, Welinder C, Ernberg M, Kosek E, Mannerkorpi K, Gerdle B, Ghafouri B. Proteomic Investigation in Plasma from Women with Fibromyalgia in Response to a 15-wk Resistance Exercise Intervention. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2022 Feb 1;54(2):232-246. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002790.
Sandstrom A, Ellerbrock I, Lofgren M, Altawil R, Bileviciute-Ljungar I, Lampa J, Kosek E. Distinct aberrations in cerebral pain processing differentiating patients with fibromyalgia from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Pain. 2022 Mar 1;163(3):538-547. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002387.
Other Identifiers
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RF 2010 stud GLS
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Identifier Source: org_study_id