Physical Exercise and Its Impact on Signs of Inflammation in Fibromyalgia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Exercise Therapy; Pain
• Interventions: Behavioral: Physical exercise

• Registration Number: NCT00643006
• Lead Sponsor: Göteborg University

Brief Summary

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

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-01
• Study First Submitted: 2008-03-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-03-19
• Study First Posted: 2008-03-25
• Primary Completion: 2009-05
• Study Completion: 2009-06
• Results First Submitted: 2012-05-03
• Status Verified: 2012-09
• Results First Submitted QC: 2012-09-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-09-28
• Results First Posted: 2012-10-30
• Last Update Posted: 2012-10-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 67

Inclusion Criteria

• Women with Fibromyalgia, interested in exercise twice a week

Exclusion Criteria

• Other severe diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
A. High intensive exercise	Physical exercise	High intensive exercise

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of Pain Level From Baseline.	15 weeks	Pain was measured by The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) subscale for Pain, which is a self-rated pain on visual analogue scale, 0-100 mm. The higher value, the worse pain.
Six-minute Walk Test	15 weeks	Patient is instructed to walk as fast as she can. The distance covered during 6 minutes is documented.

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Alingsås Primary Health Care; 🇸🇪 Alingsås, Sweden

Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Dept of Physical Therapy; 🇸🇪 Göteborg, Sweden

Uddevalla Primary Health Care; 🇸🇪 Uddevalla, Sweden