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A randomized clinical trial of an individualized home-based exercise programme for women with fibromyalgia
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of a 12-week individualized home-based exercise programme on physical functioning, pain severity and psychological distress for women with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS: Seventy-nine women with a primary diagnosis of FM were randomized to a 12-week individualized home-based moderate-intensity exercise programme or to a usual care control group. Outcomes were functional capacity (Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire), pain severity and psychological distress. Outcomes were measured at study entry, at the end of the 12-week intervention, and at 3 and 9 months following completion of the intervention. RESULTS: On the basis of intention-to-treat analyses, a significant improvement in functional capacity at 3 and 9 months following treatment for participants in the exercise group who were more functionally disabled at study entry was observed. At both 3 and 9 months post-treatment, the mean estimated benefit of the intervention was more than 10 points [-12.3 (95% CI, -21.9 to -2.8); -10.8 (95% CI, -21.5 to -0.2)]. Compared with the control group, statistically significant improvements in upper body pain were evident in the exercise group at post-treatment. These between-group differences in upper body pain were maintained at 3 and 9 months post-treatment. No statistically significant group differences on lower body pain and psychological distress were found. CONCLUSIONS: Home-based exercise, a relatively low-cost treatment modality, has the potential to improve important health outcomes in FM.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Da Costa, D., Abrahamowicz, M., Lowensteyn, I., Bernatsky, S., Dritsa, M., Fitzcharles, M.-A., & Dobkin, P. L.
- Affiliations
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Venue
- Rheumatology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2005-07-19
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1422-1427
- ISSN
- 1462-0324 (ISSN-L)
- 1462-0332
- OpenAlex
- W2122366654
- Cited by
- 122
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 6.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Lara D. Veeken (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Arthritis Society
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Keywords
- fibromyalgia, home-based exercise, women, physical function, pain intensity, psychological distress, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, exercise therapy
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Exercise Therapy, Female, Fibromyalgia, Follow-Up Studies, Health Status Indicators, Home Care Services, Humans, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement, Stress, Psychological
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