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Aquatic Physical Therapy in Fibromyalgia

NCT00615654 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2008-10-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Objective: To investigate whether patients undergoing aquatic physiotherapy in groups improve their functional capacity, by means of the distance covered in the six-minute walk test (6WT), and to compare this with a control group. Methods: Forty women that had not been practicing regular physical activity for one year were randomly allocated either to the Study Group (SG) to undergo an aquatic physiotherapy program in groups applied twice a week, including aerobic exercises, muscle strengthening and relaxation for 12 weeks, or to the Control Group (CG), which did not do any physical activity. Both groups maintained their treatment with medications. All patients underwent two evaluations: one at the start and the other after 12 weeks.

Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia

Interventions

OTHER

aquatic physical therapy

The aquatic physiotherapy program for the SG was applied twice a week, in groups of six to seven people, with sessions lasting 40 minutes, over a 12-week period. The Control Group protocol included maintenance of the individuals' medication therapy and absence of any physical activity during the study period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sao Camilo University Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rafaela O Gimenes, Ms · São Camilo University Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2007-02-28
Completion
2007-04-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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