Effects of Two Different Applications in Fibromyalgia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Fibromyalgia
• Interventions: Other: Connective tissue massage; Other: Kinesio Tape Application

• Registration Number: NCT05897931
• Lead Sponsor: Biruni University

Brief Summary

The study aims to determine the effect of connective tissue massage and taping applications on the pain and depression complaints of fibromyalgia patients and to compare their impact on quality of life.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-06-01
• Study First Posted: 2023-06-09
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-30
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Study Completion: 2023-07-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-07-09
• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

• Being diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
• Be in the age range of 20 - 55 years.
• To be a volunteer participant in the research.
• Being able to communicate comfortably.
• To be able to act independently.

Exclusion Criteria

• Having had a surgical operation within the last year.
• Presence of significant infection.
• Being diagnosed with cancer.
• Being pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Being addicted to drugs or alcohol.
• Having a cognitive problem.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Connective tissue massage	Connective tissue massage	Participants will receive TENS and infrared treatment for 25 minutes, 5 days a week. Then Connective Tissue Massage will be applied.
Kinesio Tape Application	Kinesio Tape Application	Participants will receive TENS and infrared treatment for 25 minutes, 5 days a week. Kinesio tape application will be applied 2 days a week for 4 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analogue Scale	4 weeks	Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) will be used to assess pain severity. In the assessment, the patient is asked to mark pain intensity on a 10-centimeter line that no pain is 0, and the most severe pain is 10.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire	4 weeks	The questionnaire assesses the functional status of patients with fibromyalgia. The scale consists of 20 questions that measure physical function, well-being, difficulty in doing work, not being able to go to work, fatigue, stiffness, morning fatigue, pain, anxiety, and depression separately. Low scores indicate improvement or less effect in patients.
McGill Pain Questionnaire	4 weeks	The quality of the pain felt by the patients will be evaluated with the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire. The level of severity felt by the patient is evaluated with a number scale (0=no, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe), and higher scores show severe pain intensity.
Beck's Depression Inventory	4 weeks	The Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) is a 21-item self-assessment scale that evaluates the patients' perceived depressive symptoms quantitatively and measures the symptoms of depression. The higher scores indicate the severity of the patient's depression. It has been suggested that those who score 17 and above on the BDI may constitute an at-risk group.
Short Form-36 Quality of Life Scale	4 weeks	The scale assesses the quality of life. The scale consists of 36 items evaluated in 8 separate subscales. The score from each subscale is between 0-100, and a higher score indicates better quality of life.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yeditepe University; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey