Evaluation of Adherence of Women With Fibromyalgia to Walking Prescriptions

Completed

• Conditions: Fibromyalgia
• Interventions: Other: Evaluation of adherence to walking prescriptions

• Registration Number: NCT05996692
• Lead Sponsor: Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-01
• Study Completion: 2023-06-01
• Status Verified: 2023-08
• Study First Submitted: 2023-08-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-08-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-08-10
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-18
• Last Update Posted: 2023-08-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patients who walked regularly for exercise	Evaluation of adherence to walking prescriptions	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.
Patients who did not walk regularly for exercise	Evaluation of adherence to walking prescriptions	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.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ)	through study completion, an average of one month	Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire is a survey developed to measure functional status in FM patients. This scale measures 10 separate aspects, namely physical impairment, feel good, work missed, do job, pain, fatigue, rested, stiffness, anxiety, and depression. The total score in the questionnaire is between 0 and 100. Higher scores demonstrate higher disease severity and lower functional status.
Pain Catastrophizing Scale	through study completion, an average of one month	Pain Catastrophizing Scale is made up of 13 items scored on a 5-point Likert scale from 0 (never) to 4 (always). The total score is obtained with the sum of the answers, being able to obtain a maximum score of 52. Higher scores in the scale represent a higher tendency to catastrophize.
The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia	through study completion, an average of one month	The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia is a reliable survey on fear of movement. In the survey consisting of 17 questions, the total score is between 17 and 68, with higher scores indicating higher kinesiophobia.
Visual Analogue Scale	through study completion, an average of one month	Overall pain intensity over the last 7 days was assessed with a Visual Analogue Scale (0 = no pain and 10 = the worst pain you can imagine).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ankara Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey