Status:

COMPLETED

Exercise in Women With Fibromyalgia

Lead Sponsor:

Universidad de Granada

Conditions:

Fibromyalgia

Eligibility:

FEMALE

35-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Background The Al-Andalus physical activity intervention study is a randomised control trial to investigate the effectiveness of a land- and water-based exercise intervention for reducing the overall ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age: 35-65 years.
  • Meeting the American College of Rheumatology criteria: widespread pain for more than 3 months, and pain with 4 kg/cm of pressure reported for 11 or more of 18 tender points.
  • Not to have other severe somatic or psychiatric disorders, or other diseases that prevent physical loading (Answer "no" to all questions on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire-PAR-Q ).
  • Not to be engaged in regular physical activity \>20 minutes on \>3 days/week.
  • Planning to stay in the same Association during the study.
  • Able to ambulate, with or without assistance.
  • Able to communicate.
  • Informed consent: Must be capable and willing to provide consent.

Exclusion

  • Acute or terminal illness.
  • Myocardial infarction in the past 3 months.
  • Not capable to ambulate.
  • Unstable cardiovascular disease or other medical condition.
  • Upper or lower extremity fracture in the past 3 months.
  • Severe dementia (MMSE\<10).
  • Unwillingness to either complete the study requirements or to be randomised into control or training group.
  • Presence of neuromuscular disease or drugs affecting neuromuscular function.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

180 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01490281

Start Date

November 1 2011

End Date

December 1 2014

Last Update

January 8 2015

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University of Granada

Granada, Granada, Spain, 18011