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What Concept of Manual Therapy is More Effective?

NCT05559021 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2024-03-13

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Summary

The aim of the study will be to find out which manual therapy approach is most effective for the improvement of symptoms (sensory, cognitive, emotional and social) in people with Fibromyalgia.

Conditions

  • Quality of Life
  • Self Efficacy
  • Kinesiophobia
  • Catastrophizing
  • Central Sensitisation
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Sleep

Interventions

OTHER

Myofascial Therapy Treatments

• Myofascial approach: After the bibliographic review of myofascial therapy treatments in fibromyalgia patients based on the articles by CastroSánchez AM et al., and an expert consensus, the following approach was decided: patients would have 4 sessions in total with 1 session per week of 30 minutes each. * Transverse planes in the thoracolumbar fascia (TCL) and abdomen: Performing a myofascial induction as described by Pilat. * Transverse planes at C7-D3 and sternum: Performing a myofascial induction as described by Pilat. * Suboccipital inhibition: Performing a myofascial induction as described by Pilat

OTHER

Passive Mobilizations Approach

• Approach with passive mobilizations: After the literature review of manual therapy treatments in fibromyalgia patients and a consensus of experts in Manual Therapy with more than 15 years of experience, the following approach was agreed upon by the expert: patients would have 4 sessions in total with 1 session per week of 30 minutes each. * Postero-anterior cervical sliding * Postero-anterior lumbar slippage * Postero anterior dorsal slippage

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Europea de Madrid

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eleuterio A. Sánchez Romero, PhD · European University of Madrid

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
62 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-20
Primary Completion
2023-09-15
Completion
2023-12-15

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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