Progressive Resistance Training for Fibromyalgia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Fibromyalgia
• Interventions: Other: Progressive resistance training program; Other: Educational Program

• Registration Number: NCT03588208
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo

Brief Summary

Patients in the experimental group underwent a progressive resistance training program, performed twice a week for 12 weeks. The charge intensity was progressively increased from 40% to 80% of 1 repetition maximum. The following muscle groups were worked: trunk flexors and extensors, elbow flexors and extensors, knee flexors and extensors, hip abductors and adductors and shoulder abductors. In addition to strength training, the experimental group also conducted a structured education program in one hour class once a week for five weeks. Patients in the control group performed the same education program.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-09-02
• Study Completion: 2018-03-25
• Status Verified: 2018-07
• Study First Submitted: 2018-07-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-07-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-07-04
• Study First Posted: 2018-07-17
• Last Update Posted: 2018-07-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology;
• Feminine gender;
• Age between 18 and 65 years;
• Pain between 3 and 8 cm in the Numerical Pain Scale (END);
• Have not changed treatment for fibromyalgia in the past three months;
• Agree to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

• Cognitive deficit that does not allow the understanding of the evaluation instruments;
• Other diseases that make it impossible to perform the exercises;
• Physical activity started or changed in the last three months;
• Physical therapy in the last six months;
• In litigation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Progressive resistance training program	-
Intervention Group	Educational Program	-
Control Group	Educational Program	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in pain	Baseline and after 6 and 12 weeks	Measured by numerical pain scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Functional capacity	Baseline and after 6 and 12 weeks	Measured by the 6-minute Walk Test
Change in Health related quality of life	Baseline and after 6 and 12 weeks	Measured by Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
Change in strength	Baseline and after 6 and 12 weeks	Measured by the 1 repetition maximum
Change in Generic quality of life	Baseline and after 6 and 12 weeks	Measured by the Medical Outcome Survey Short Form 36