Development of Treatments Aiming at Improvement of Function in Patients With Chronic Widespread Pain

Göteborg University164 enrolled

Overview

The study aims to evaluate the effects of adding supervised exercise in supplement to an educational self-management program, and to determine which subgroups would gain effects of the treatment.

164 patients with fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain were randomized to an exercise-education group or to education-only group. The study period was 20 week. The primary outcome measures comprised the six-minute walk test and the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire. Several other self-administered instruments were included.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

164

Conditions

Fibromyalgia

Interventions

Exercise and educationBEHAVIORAL

EducationBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women with Fibromyalgia or Chronic widespread pain, aged from 18 to 60 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Other somatic or psychiatric disorders, inability to understand Swedish, allergy to chlorine, ongoing treatments or plans to start other treatments during the study period

Locations (3)

Alingsas Primary Health Care

Alingsås, Sweden

Göteborg Primary Health Care

Gothenburg, Sweden

Uddevalla Primary Health Care

Uddevalla, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Body function (he six-minute walk test) and health status (the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire)

Time frame: 2004-2007

Secondary Outcomes

Self-administered questionnaires assessing distress, stress, quality of life, physical activity, fatigue

Time frame: 2004-2007

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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