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Comparison of Exercise and Massage in Fibromyalgia

NCT00636623 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2008-03-14

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Summary

The present study was designed to analyse and compare the effects of Pilates exercises and connective tissue massage in terms of pain intensity, pain pressure threshold and tolerance, anxiety, progress, and health related quality of life in females with fibromyalgia (FM)

Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia

Interventions

OTHER

Pilates exercises

15 FM patients participated in the PE programme three times a week during a 4-week period

OTHER

Connective tissue massage

21 patients received CTM, three times a week during a 4-week period

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hacettepe University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Pamukkale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gamze Ekici, PhD · Pamukkale University

  • Turkan Akbayrak, Assoc. Prof. · Hacettepe University

  • Edibe Yakut, Prof · Hacettepe University

  • Naciye Vardar, MsC · Hacettepe University

  • Yavuz Yakut, Prof · Hacettepe University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-11-30
Primary Completion
2007-07-31
Completion
2007-08-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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