Aerobic Training Effect on the Improvement of Pain Perception in Patients With Fibromyalgia and Migraine

Summary

Fibromyalgia and migraine are diseases with high prevalence in women between the age group of 30-60 years, which seem to share the same pathophysiological mechanism; both originate from neuroendocrine disorders of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis in the central nervous system, and are therefore closely related. In addition to the strong relationship with migraine, fibromyalgia can also be associated with sleep disorders, chronic fatigue and psychological disorders. The combination of these factors decreases the quality of life and contributes to increased sedentary this population. It is known that physical exercise promotes positive changes in pain pathophysiological pathway to increase the release of endorphins neuroendógenas, improving the symptoms of fibromyalgia.

The objective of this study is to analyze whether the application of an aerobic exercise program may result in the reduction of the frequency, duration and intensity of migraine attacks in women with fibromyalgia. For this, a clinical trial will be conducted randomized double-blind clinical trial comparing two groups of women diagnosed with fibromyalgia and migraine. Initially, all answer questionnaires assessing quality of life, impact of headache, level of depression and anxiety, sleep quality, physical activity level, and; will be held ergospirometry for research in exercise tolerance. The experimental group will implement the protocol consists of heating, aerobic exercise according to the heart rate established for training by spirometry and slowdown; and the control group will hold the heat on low speed and heart rate will next baseline. Both groups will be followed for 12 weeks, with a frequency of three weekly meetings lasting 30 minutes and re-evaluated every 4 weeks. At the end of the protocol, the groups will have their results were compared and statistically analyzed.

Conditions

• Migraine
• Fibromyalgia

Interventions

OTHER

Aerobic training

Treadmill training with proper heart rate for aerobic workout to 20 minutes duration and frequency of three times a week for three months.

OTHER

Control Training

10 minutes of heating on the treadmill with a low speed that does not cause patient effort

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Manuella MB Barros, Master · Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

30 Years

Max Age

55 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-04-30

Primary Completion

2015-07-31

Completion

2015-09-30

Countries

• Brazil

Study Locations