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Myofascial Release of Physiological Chains and Muscle Stretching in Patients With Fibromyalgia

NCT03408496 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2019-03-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Muscle stretching is a therapeutic technique commonly used by physiotherapists, but for the treatment of fibromyalgia it still has weak evidence to support its real effect. On the other hand, myofascial mobilization in the location of tender points, as it is the solution for the population, demonstrating effects on the improvement of the symptoms, but not yet achieving the minimal clinically important change. In this context, myofascial release guided by physiological chains, so far not studied, is presented as an alternative to improve pain and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia because it acts in a global way and, probably, more effective.

This study evaluates the effect of myofascial release of the trunk physiological chains and muscle stretching on pain, quality of life and functional capacity of patients with fibromyalgia when compared to the control group.

Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia

Interventions

OTHER

Myofascial release

Manual therapy

OTHER

Muscle stretching

Muscle stretching

OTHER

Control

Medical appointment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
59 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-23
Primary Completion
2019-02-16
Completion
2019-03-19

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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