The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a mobile application named ProFibro to promote self-care, and improve symptoms and health-related quality of life in Brazilian patients with fibromyalgia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
ProFibro, a mobile Android application in Brazilian Portuguese to promote self-care in patients with fibromyalgia
A 64-page booklet with content similar to the mobile application
Department of Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy of the School of Medicine of the University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
Health-related Quality of Life Assessed With the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
Minimum value: 0. Maximum value: 100. Higher scores mean worse outcome.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Number of Painful Areas Assessed With the Widespread Pain Index
Minimum value: 0. Maximum value: 19.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Pain Assessed With the Visual Analogue Scale
Minimum value: 0. Maximum value: 10. Higher scores mean worse outcome.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Severity of Symptoms Assessed With the Symptom Severity Scale
Minimum value: 0. Maximum value: 12. Higher scores mean worse outcome.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Self-care Agency Assessed With the Appraisal of Self-Care Agency Scale - Revised
Minimum value: 15. Maximum value: 75. Higher scores mean better outcome.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Adherence to Mobile Application Assessed by Number of Clicks on the App Functions
Number of clicks on the app functions
Time frame: 6 weeks
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