A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a combined education and pool-based exercise programme and usual care in the treatment of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome

niversity of Ulster (UK)0 个研究点目标入组 156 人开始时间: 2005年10月31日最近更新: 2015年1月13日

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•1. Women between the ages of 18 and 65 years. (If of childbearing age, state that they are not pregnant.)
•2. Fulfil the 1990 American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia (i.e. at least a 3-month history of widespread pain in conjunction with tenderness at 11 of 18 specific tender points)
•3. Able to attend and participate in a 6 week programme of moderate intensity exercise in a hydrotherapy pool
•4. Diagnosed by a consultant rheumatologist with FMS within the previous 3 months
•5. Give written informed consent to take part in the trial
•6.Literate

•1. Have concomitant medical illness (e.g. ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular accident) that would make participation in an exercise class unsafe
•2. Are involved in ongoing litigation involving FMS
•3. Score of less than 3 on a 10-point visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain (a low level cut off will avoid floor effects)
•4. Have received physiotherapy within the last 3 months for FMS

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niversity of Ulster (UK)