Evaluation of Adherence of Women With Fibromyalgia to Walking Prescriptions

NCT ID: NCT05996692

Last Updated: 2023-08-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-06-01

Brief Summary

Although there are many studies evaluating adherence to supervised walking programs in patients with fibromyalgia (FM), there are limited studies evaluating adherence to unsupervised walking programs.

Detailed Description

Although there are many studies evaluating adherence to supervised walking programs in patients with fibromyalgia (FM), there are limited studies evaluating adherence to unsupervised walking programs.

Purposes of this study were (1) to assess whether walking as exercise was prescribed by their physiatrist in Turkish women with FM who received pharmacological therapy, (2) to illustrate the frequency of patients who walk regularly as exercise, (3) to clinically compare patients who walk regularly as exercise and those who do not, and (4) to determine factors related to adherence to walking prescriptions.

Conditions

Fibromyalgia

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Patients who walked regularly for exercise

Walking for exercise was explored according to a specific criterion (walking at least 30 min, in bouts of 15 min, with a small rest between bouts, twice a week, over a minimum of six consecutive weeks) based on previous recommendations.

According to this criterion, the patients were divided into 2 groups as those who walked regularly for exercise and those who did not walk regularly for exercise.

Evaluation of adherence to walking prescriptions

Intervention Type: OTHER

Adherence to walking prescriptions was evaluated according to a specific criterion (walking at least 30 min, in bouts of 15 min, with a small rest between bouts, twice a week, over a minimum of six consecutive weeks) based on previous recommendations.

Patients who did not walk regularly for exercise

Walking for exercise was explored according to a specific criterion (walking at least 30 min, in bouts of 15 min, with a small rest between bouts, twice a week, over a minimum of six consecutive weeks) based on previous recommendations.

According to this criterion, the patients were divided into 2 groups as those who walked regularly for exercise and those who did not walk regularly for exercise.

Evaluation of adherence to walking prescriptions

Intervention Type: OTHER

Adherence to walking prescriptions was evaluated according to a specific criterion (walking at least 30 min, in bouts of 15 min, with a small rest between bouts, twice a week, over a minimum of six consecutive weeks) based on previous recommendations.

Interventions

Evaluation of adherence to walking prescriptions

Adherence to walking prescriptions was evaluated according to a specific criterion (walking at least 30 min, in bouts of 15 min, with a small rest between bouts, twice a week, over a minimum of six consecutive weeks) based on previous recommendations.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• be between 18-70 years old
• female gender
• Pharmacological therapy has been recommended in the last 1 year

Exclusion Criteria

• neurological disease or orthopedic problem presence that may be the reason of functional impairment
• neurological deficit presence

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 70 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Yasin Demir

Associate professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Ankara Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

39

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id