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Effectiveness of Physical Exercise in Women With Fibromyalgia

NCT00498264 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2007-07-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Fibromyalgia (FMS) is a syndrome expressed by chronic widespread body pain which leads to reduced physical function and frequent use of health care services. Exercise training is commonly recommended as a treatment.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a supervised resistance muscular exercise (RME) and walking program (WP) are effective in the treatment of FMS on decrease of pain.

The practical of the RME reduces the pain of participants with FMS.

Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

walking program, resistance muscular exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Santo Amaro

    collaborator OTHER

  • Federal University of São Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrea H Kayo, PT · Federal University of São Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-01-31
Completion
2007-10-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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