Progressive Resistance Training for Fibromyalgia

NCT ID: NCT03588208

Last Updated: 2018-07-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-02-01
• Study Completion Date: 2018-03-25

Brief Summary

Patients in the experimental group underwent a progressive resistance training program, performed twice a week for 12 weeks. The charge intensity was progressively increased from 40% to 80% of 1 repetition maximum. The following muscle groups were worked: trunk flexors and extensors, elbow flexors and extensors, knee flexors and extensors, hip abductors and adductors and shoulder abductors. In addition to strength training, the experimental group also conducted a structured education program in one hour class once a week for five weeks. Patients in the control group performed the same education program.

Conditions

Fibromyalgia

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention Group

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Progressive resistance training program

Intervention Type: OTHER

Progressive resistance training program were performed twice a week for 12 weeks. The charge intensity was progressively increased from 40% to 80% of 1 repetition maximum. The following muscle groups were worked: trunk flexors and extensors, elbow flexors and extensors, knee flexors and extensors, hip abductors and adductors and shoulder abductors. In addition to strength training.

Educational Program

Intervention Type: OTHER

Structured education program were performed during one hour class once a week for five weeks

Control Group

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Educational Program

Intervention Type: OTHER

Structured education program were performed during one hour class once a week for five weeks

Interventions

Progressive resistance training program

Progressive resistance training program were performed twice a week for 12 weeks. The charge intensity was progressively increased from 40% to 80% of 1 repetition maximum. The following muscle groups were worked: trunk flexors and extensors, elbow flexors and extensors, knee flexors and extensors, hip abductors and adductors and shoulder abductors. In addition to strength training.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Educational Program

Structured education program were performed during one hour class once a week for five weeks

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology;
• Feminine gender;
• Age between 18 and 65 years;
• Pain between 3 and 8 cm in the Numerical Pain Scale (END);
• Have not changed treatment for fibromyalgia in the past three months;
• Agree to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

• Cognitive deficit that does not allow the understanding of the evaluation instruments;
• Other diseases that make it impossible to perform the exercises;
• Physical activity started or changed in the last three months;
• Physical therapy in the last six months;
• In litigation.

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Federal University of São Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Anamaria Jones

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

CEP UNIFESP 482056

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id