Physical Exercise and Its Impact on Signs of Inflammation in Fibromyalgia

Göteborg University67 enrolled

Overview

The study aims to compare low-intensive and high-intensive physical exercise and its impact on physical function, pain and signs of inflammation.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Exercise Therapy Pain

Interventions

Physical exerciseBEHAVIORAL

Supervised walks with poles twice a week at moderate-high intensity

Active comparator: low intensive exerciseBEHAVIORAL

Supervised walks once a week at low-intensity.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women with Fibromyalgia, interested in exercise twice a week Exclusion Criteria: * Other severe diseases

Locations (3)

Alingsås Primary Health Care

Alingsås, Sweden

Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Dept of Physical Therapy

Gothenburg, Sweden

Uddevalla Primary Health Care

Uddevalla, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Six-minute Walk Test

Patient is instructed to walk as fast as she can. The distance covered during 6 minutes is documented.

Time frame: 15 weeks

Change of Pain Level From Baseline.

Pain was measured by The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) subscale for Pain, which is a self-rated pain on visual analogue scale, 0-100 mm. The higher value, the worse pain.

Time frame: 15 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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