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Exercise for Fibromyalgia

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Led By Marie Hoeger Bement, PT, PhD
Research Sponsored by Marquette University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Fibromyalgia
Healthy Controls without fibromyalgia
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up on session 1, 2 and 3 which are on day 1,7 and 21 of data collection
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Study Summary

This trial looks at how well patients with fibromyalgia respond to different types of pain stimuli.

Eligible Conditions
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Exercise
  • Pain
  • Autonomic Nervous System Disorders
  • Physical Activity

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~on session 1, 2 and 3 which are on day 1,7 and 21 of data collection
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and on session 1, 2 and 3 which are on day 1,7 and 21 of data collection for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
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Change from Baseline Pressure Pain Threshold to immediately after cognitive task.
Change from Baseline Pressure Pain Threshold to immediately after performance of exercise.
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Secondary outcome measures
American College of Rheumatology Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia
Baseline Fat Mass
Baseline Lean Mass
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Isometric (Static) ExerciseExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects will perform isometric (static) handgrip exercise at submaximal intensity for four minutes. The exercise will be performed while the subject is seated, and the elbow bent at around 90° and unsupported. Subjects will be asked to rate their pain using numerical pain rating scale that ranges from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain), perceived exertion (RPE) from 0 (Nothing at all) to 10 (extremely strong), and perceived stress from 0 (not stressed at all) to 10 (extremely stressed). The ratings of pain intensity, RPE and perceived stress will be provided before, at the middle and at the end of the exercise.
Group II: Cognitive TaskExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The mental math task, which is also known as serial subtraction test, will be performed for four minutes. Subjects will be asked to rate their pain intensity and perceived stress before, at the middle and at the end of the mental math task.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Marquette UniversityLead Sponsor
60 Previous Clinical Trials
200,028 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Fibromyalgia
142 Patients Enrolled for Fibromyalgia
Marie Hoeger Bement, PT, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorMarquette University
2 Previous Clinical Trials
293 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Fibromyalgia
43 Patients Enrolled for Fibromyalgia

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Could I potentially join this medical experiment?

"To qualify for this research, applicants should experience chronic pain and be within the age range of 18 to 75. The project is aiming to enroll a total of 250 participants."

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Has this research project opened its doors to new participants yet?

"Indeed, clinicaltrials.gov reflects that this medical trial has been actively recruiting since March 20th 2019 and is currently searching for 250 individuals at one area of study. Updates to the listing were last made on April 9th 2019."

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What key goals are researchers seeking to achieve with this clinical trial?

"This trial will use Change from Baseline Pressure Pain Threshold to immediately after performance of exercise as their primary outcome measure. Secondary measures include the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire - Revised which assesses symptom severity over 7 days, Composite Autonomic Symptom Score that evaluates 6 domains of autonomic nervous system functioning ranging from 0-100 and higher scores indicating worse function, and finally a Pain Anxiety Symptom Scale designed to gauge pain-related fear or anxiety with four distinct domains and an overall score range between 0-100."

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Is the age criterion for participating in this trial exceeding thirty years of age?

"To partake in this trial, participants must fall between 18 and 75 years old. Separately, there are 128 trials specifically targeting patients younger than 18 and 453 for those older than 65."

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How many participants are actively engaging in this clinical research?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this research endeavor was initially published on March 20th 2019 and has recently been refreshed as of April 9th 2019; presently searching for 250 participants at a single site."

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~42 spots leftby Mar 2025