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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN21694164
ISRCTN21694164
Completed
N/A

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 sites156 target enrollmentOctober 31, 2005

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversity of Ulster (UK)
Enrollment
156
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 31, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Ulster (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 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

Exclusion Criteria

  • 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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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