TY - JOUR
T1 - Land- and water-based exercise intervention in women with fibromyalgia
T2 - the al-Andalus physical activity randomised controlled trial
AU - Carbonell-Baeza, Ana
AU - Ruiz, Jonatan R
AU - Aparicio, Virginia A
AU - Ortega, Francisco B
AU - Munguía-Izquierdo, Diego
AU - Alvarez-Gallardo, Inmaculada C
AU - Segura-Jiménez, Víctor
AU - Camiletti-Moirón, Daniel
AU - Romero, Alejandro
AU - Estévez-López, Fernando
AU - Samos, Blanca
AU - Casimiro, Antonio J
AU - Sierra, Ángela
AU - Latorre, Pedro A
AU - Pulido-Martos, Manuel
AU - Femia, Pedro
AU - Pérez-López, Isaac J
AU - Chillón, Palma
AU - Girela-Rejón, María J
AU - Tercedor, Pablo
AU - Lucía, Alejandro
AU - Delgado-Fernández, Manuel
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - 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 impact of fibromyalgia (primary outcome), and for improving tenderness and pain-related measures, body composition, functional capacity, physical activity and sedentary behaviour, fatigue, sleep quality, health-related quality of life, and cognitive function (secondary outcomes) in women with fibromyalgia.METHODS/DESIGN: One hundred eighty women with fibromyalgia (age range: 35-65 years) will be recruited from local associations of fibromyalgia patients in Andalucía (Southern Spain). Patients will be randomly assigned to a usual care (control) group (n = 60), a water-based exercise intervention group (n = 60) or a land-based exercise intervention group (n = 60). Participants in the usual care group will receive general physical activity guidelines and participants allocated in the intervention groups will attend three non-consecutive training sessions (60 min each) per week during 24 weeks. Both exercise interventions will consist of aerobic, muscular strength and flexibility exercises. We will also study the effect of a detraining period (i.e., 12 weeks with no exercise intervention) on the studied variables.DISCUSSION: Our study attempts to reduce the impact of fibromyalgia and improve patients' health status by implementing two types of exercise interventions. Results from this study will help to assess the efficacy of exercise interventions for the treatment of fibromyalgia. If the interventions would be effective, this study will provide low-cost and feasible alternatives for health professionals in the management of fibromyalgia. Results from the al-Andalus physical activity intervention will help to better understand the potential of regular physical activity for improving the well-being of women with fibromyalgia.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01490281.
AB - 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 impact of fibromyalgia (primary outcome), and for improving tenderness and pain-related measures, body composition, functional capacity, physical activity and sedentary behaviour, fatigue, sleep quality, health-related quality of life, and cognitive function (secondary outcomes) in women with fibromyalgia.METHODS/DESIGN: One hundred eighty women with fibromyalgia (age range: 35-65 years) will be recruited from local associations of fibromyalgia patients in Andalucía (Southern Spain). Patients will be randomly assigned to a usual care (control) group (n = 60), a water-based exercise intervention group (n = 60) or a land-based exercise intervention group (n = 60). Participants in the usual care group will receive general physical activity guidelines and participants allocated in the intervention groups will attend three non-consecutive training sessions (60 min each) per week during 24 weeks. Both exercise interventions will consist of aerobic, muscular strength and flexibility exercises. We will also study the effect of a detraining period (i.e., 12 weeks with no exercise intervention) on the studied variables.DISCUSSION: Our study attempts to reduce the impact of fibromyalgia and improve patients' health status by implementing two types of exercise interventions. Results from this study will help to assess the efficacy of exercise interventions for the treatment of fibromyalgia. If the interventions would be effective, this study will provide low-cost and feasible alternatives for health professionals in the management of fibromyalgia. Results from the al-Andalus physical activity intervention will help to better understand the potential of regular physical activity for improving the well-being of women with fibromyalgia.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01490281.
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Cognition
KW - Exercise Therapy
KW - Female
KW - Fibromyalgia
KW - Health Status
KW - Health Status Indicators
KW - Humans
KW - Immersion
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Pain Measurement
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Recovery of Function
KW - Research Design
KW - Spain
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Swimming Pools
KW - Time Factors
KW - Treatment Outcome
KW - Water
U2 - 10.1186/1471-2474-13-18
DO - 10.1186/1471-2474-13-18
M3 - Article
C2 - 22336292
SN - 1471-2474
VL - 13
SP - 18
JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders [E]
JF - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders [E]
ER -