The Effects Of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training in Addition to the Combined Exercise Training in Women With Fibromyalgia
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrollment
- 42
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The Pain Catastrophizing Scale
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of progressive muscle relaxation training given in addition to a combined exercise program in women with fibromyalgia.
Detailed Description
Fibromyalgia syndrome is a complex, non-inflammatory pain syndrome characterized by whole-body pain, pain at specific tender points, fatigue, and sleep disturbance
The prevalence of fibromyalgia in the world population varies between 0.2% and 6.4%, and it more frequently affects middle-aged women (30-50 years old). the etiology of fibromyalgia is not fully known.
There are no generally accepted objective clinical findings, radiographic abnormalities, or laboratory tests to assess the presence of fibromyalgia and measure fibromyalgia severity. Therefore, questionnaires measuring patients' subjective responses remain important in the evaluation of fibromyalgia patients until now.
Current treatment recommendations for fibromyalgia strongly support a multifaceted regimen, including patient education, physical therapy, massage, cognitive behavioral therapy, specific pharmacotherapy, restorative sleep, and exercise. Exercise includes aerobic exercise, strengthening and stretching.
Progressive muscle relaxation therapy is an alternative complementary therapy based on the principle of progressive tensing and relaxing of major body muscles to relieve psychological tension. The therapy has no time or space restrictions and does not require any special equipment.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Women diagnosed with fibromyalgia over the age of 20
- •volunteering to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- •neurological, infectious, endocrine and/or other inflammatory rheumatic diseases
- •serious psychiatric illness (schizophrenia, etc.)
- •any condition that prevents exercise (advanced heart, respiratory or orthopedic problems)
- •Malignancy
- •pregnancy
- •menopause
- •Participating in a physical therapy program (receiving exercise / relaxation training) in the last 6 months
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The Pain Catastrophizing Scale
Time Frame: Eight weeks
The Pain Catastrophizing Scale is a self-report measure of pain-related catastrophizing thinking. It consists of 13 items on a five-point Likert scale (0 = never to 4 = always ). The total score ranges from 0 to 52, with higher scores indicating higher levels of pain catastrophizing.
Visual Analog Scale
Time Frame: Eight weeks
The Visual Analog Scale measures pain intensity. It consists of a 10 cm line with two end points representing 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as bad as possible). The patient marks the current pain level by placing a mark on the line.
Secondary Outcomes
- COMPASS 31 Scale:(Eight weeks)
- Blood Pressure(Eight weeks)
- The Respiratory Frequency(Eight weeks)
- Grip Strength(Eight weeks)
- The Fibromyalgia Impact Scale(Eight weeks)
- Skin Temperature(Eight weeks)
- Pulse(Eight weeks)
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(Eight weeks)
- The Fatigue Severity Scale(Eight weeks)
- Saturation(Eight weeks)
- Sit and Reach Test(Eight weeks)
- 6-Minute Walk Test(Eight weeks)
- Perceived Stress Scale(eight weeks)
Investigators
Eylem TÜTÜN YÜMİN
Professor
Abant Izzet Baysal University