Feasibility and Acceptability of Home-based Stretching Exercises in Fibromyalgia

Feasibility and Acceptability of Home-based Stretching Exercises in Patients With Fibromyalgia

The study aims to gather knowledge about the patient's acceptance of the intervention and testing procedures, assess the adherence to the intervention, estimate the recruitment rate, and inform the sample size calculation for a subsequent randomized controlled trial.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients are included if they are aged 18 to 55 years and diagnosed with fibromyalgia in accordance with the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-controlled systemic disorders
• Impaired alertness or comprehension
• relevant joint disorders (e.g., severe arthritis, arthroplasty of the hip or knee, and rheumatoid arthritis)
• recent changes in therapy
• neurological and musculoskeletal conditions that could compromise assessments