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Feasibility and Acceptability of Home-based Stretching Exercises in Fibromyalgia

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Fibromyalgia
Pain
Quality of Life
Registration Number
NCT06176053
Lead Sponsor
University College of Northern Denmark
Brief Summary

The study aims to gather knowledge about the patient's acceptance of the intervention and testing procedures, assess the adherence to the intervention, estimate the recruitment rate, and inform the sample size calculation for a subsequent randomized controlled trial.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients are included if they are aged 18 to 55 years and diagnosed with fibromyalgia in accordance with the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria
Exclusion Criteria
  • Non-controlled systemic disorders
  • Impaired alertness or comprehension
  • relevant joint disorders (e.g., severe arthritis, arthroplasty of the hip or knee, and rheumatoid arthritis)
  • recent changes in therapy
  • neurological and musculoskeletal conditions that could compromise assessments

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pressure pain thresholdsPressure pain thresholds were measured six-weeks after the intervention started

Pressure pain thresholds was measured using a handheld pressure algometer

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Health related Quality of LifeQuality of life was measured six-weeks after the intervention started

Quality of life measured by the SF-36 Short Form

Range of motionRange of motion was measured six-weeks after the intervention started

Passive knee extension range of motion measured by the Biodex system 4 pro isokinetic dynamometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University College of Northern Denmark

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Aalborg, Select, Denmark

University College of Northern Denmark
🇩🇰Aalborg, Select, Denmark
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