Assessment of Balance and Risk of Falls in Women With Fibromyalgia
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Timed up & Go (TUG)
研究概览
简要总结
Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness characterized by persistent widespread muscle pain with generalised hyperalgesia and allodynia. It can be accompanied by other concomitant symptoms: fatigue, sleep disturbances, musculoskeletal disorders, distress and psychological disorders. The prevalence has been reported to be between 2 and 5%.
The hypothesis of this study is that women with fibromyalgia present high risk of falls and balance disorders compared with healthy women. The objective of this study was to investigate wether gait pattern changes in single and dual task conditions were associated with the risk of falling in women with fibromyalgia.
详细描述
Falls and fall-related injuries are a common health problem. A fall is often a result of intrinsic physiological ageing and underlying chronic disease interacting with the external and challenging environment. Disturbances in physical function, muscle strength, range of motion, poor balance, affectation in sensory system, a loss of proprioception, alteration concerning visual and vestibular aspects, dizziness, decreased endurance and cognitive and mobility impairment are the most common risk factors for falls. Postural control in a dual task setting is especially relevant to daily life situations. Attending to that, we propose an assessment based on these parameters in women with fibromyalgia.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Control
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Women diagnosed with fibromyalgia attending to the Fibromyalgia Association of Granada.
- •Women who can complete the assessment battery of tests and tasks.
排除标准
- •Auditive and visual disturbances.
- •Cognitive problems.
- •Psychiatric pathology.
- •Gait serious disturbances.
- •Concomitant neurological conditions
结局指标
主要结局
Timed up & Go (TUG)
时间窗: baseline
This test timed in seconds measure the time taken by the participant to stand up from an arm chair, walk 3 metres at normal pace, turn around, walk back and sit down. They start to the order of "Go!" A stopwatch was used to measure the time. The TUG is a frequently used test to assess mobility and fall risks in older adults and is recommended by American Geriatrics Society (2011) as a screening tool. The timed up and go combined with a cognitive task was also measured.
次要结局
- Functional reach test(baseline)
- Single leg stance(baseline)
- Tinetti Test(baseline)
研究者
Marie Carmen Valenza
Assistant professor
Universidad de Granada