Duruturk 2015.
| Methods | 2 groups: aerobic exercise (AE); balance exercise training Length: 6 weeks Study design: randomized clinical trial with parallel groups |
| Participants | Female:Male: 33:0 Age (years (SD)): 48.1 (7.4); 54.0 (6.6) Inclusion: medical practitioner’s referral for the study, willing to participate in an exercise group, an established diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to ACR 1990 diagnostic criteria, older than 18 years or age Exclusion: cardiovascular, pulmonary, orthopedic, or other systemic diseases that could limit exercise and balance testing and training; pregnancy, schizoaffective disorder, dementia, major depression or drug use that could interfere with balance control Duration of illness (years (SD)): proxy used "pain duration'"(months(SD)): 69.7 (54.0); 66.4 (108.5) |
| Interventions |
Aerobic exercise (n = 17 started, 14 completed and analyzed): supervised treadmill exercise sessions. Each session included 5 minutes of warm‐up and cool‐down periods (slow walking on the treadmill with no incline). Participants performed the exercise at 60%–75% of their maximal heart rate (calculated as 220 ‐ the age of the participant). Exercise intensity was also adjusted on the basis of participants' Modified Borg Scale‐rated perceived exertion. Intensity was increased if the Borg rate was < 4 and was decreased if the Borg rate was > 7. During exercise, heart rate, blood pressure, and electrocardiographic measurements were obtained at 5‐minute intervals Balance exercise training (n = 16 started, 12 completed and analyzed): The balance training intervention was performed in the same laboratory using the TIBS (Tetrax Sunlight Medical Ltd, 56 Miryam St, Ramat Gan, Israel). Frequency: 3 sessions/wk of 20–30 minutes of BE for 6 weeks. During balance training, a computer‐based system allowed 4 different kinds of postural biofeedback exercises (catch, speedball, sky ball, and gotcha) to be carried out. These exercises involved changing participants’ center of gravity while they followed a visual object, caught a fast‐moving object, or escaped from the object |
| Outcomes | Myalgic score, pain intensity (VAS), HRQL (FIQ), exercise testing (exercise duration, Borg scale, resting blood pressures (RBP), and maximal heart rate), Timed Up‐Go (TUG) and TIBS measurements Measurements taken at 0 and 6 weeks |
| Notes | Country: Berlin Language: English Study author contacted: not yet Funding source/declaration of interest: not assessed yet Trial registration: not assessed yet |