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This is randomized controlled trial that investigated the effect of aerobic exercises in women with fibromyalgia. The study was performed in Abu-kabir central hospital - Al Sharquia, Egypt. The sample was recruited from the rheumatology department in Abu-kabir central hospital- Al Sharquia. Sixty women were included in the study based on the inclusion criteria. The first group (study group) included 30 participants who received aerobic exercise in addition to the prescribed medications. The second group (control group) included 30 participants who received the prescribed medications only. The outcome measures included visual analogue scale, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and cholesterol level. Assessment of outcomes were performed at baseline and after the end of treatment program.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Group A (aerobic exercise group) | Experimental | aerobic exercise training for 45 minutes, three sessions per week for 6 weeks. |
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| Group B (Medications group) | Active Comparator | The patients in this group did not receive treatment program. just received their medical treatment tricyclic antidepressants (low evening doses), and mostly when needed, low doses of: analgesics, muscle relaxants, hypnotics, and tranquilizers over the period of 6 weeks. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Aerobic exercise | Other | The patients in this group participated in aerobic exercise training for 45 minutes, three sessions per week for 6 weeks. They underwent the proper warm up to minimize the risk of musculoskeletal injury .The training session started by a proper warm up for 5 min in the form of mild stretching for the involved muscle group to prepare the exercised muscles and improve blood supply for skeletal muscle to prevent fatigue or injury. Patients in this study group performed aerobic exercise (in the form of treadmill training) All sessions were supervised to ensure correct technique and monitor the appropriate amount of exercise. The training session ended by a proper cooling down for 5 min to prevent fatigue or injury. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in Visual analogue scale | Visual Analaog Scale is used to measure the severity of pain in patients. The patient is told that there is no "0" pain on the 10 cm ruler drawn on paper, "10" is the most experienced pain, and the patient is asked to mark on the ruler according to the severity of the pain he/she feels. The distance of the marked point from zero is recorded as the Visual Analogue Scale score in cm. | baseline and 6 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in cholesterol level level | Blood sample to measure cholesterol level for each participant in both groups before and after treatment. | baseline and 6 weeks |
| Changes in Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients with pregnancy, another accompanying central sensitization syndrome Patients with psychiatric illness Patients whose pharmacological treatment for FMS changed within the last three months Patients who do not have a cognitive level to answer the questions in the scale
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Heba Abdeen, Ph.D | Cairo University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Abu-kabir central hosptial | Al Mansurah | Al Sharquia | 12611 | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005356 | Fibromyalgia |
| ID | Term |
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| D009135 | Muscular Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D012216 | Rheumatic Diseases |
| D009468 | Neuromuscular Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015444 | Exercise |
| ID | Term |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
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| Fibromyalgia Agents | Drug | tricyclic antidepressants (low evening doses), and mostly when needed, low doses of: analgesics, muscle relaxants, hypnotics, and tranquilizers. |
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This questionnaire was designed to assess the current health status of patients with fibromyalgia. The FIQ has 11 individual questions and measures physical functioning, work status (missed days of work and job difficulty), depression, anxiety, morning tiredness, pain, stiffness, fatigue, and well-being over the past week ranging from 0-100 with higher score indicating more severity.
| baseline and 6 weeks |
| D009422 |
| Nervous System Diseases |