Table 2.
Experimental Group | Control Group | Outcomes | |||||||||||||||||
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Sample Characteristics | Intervention Characteristics | Sample Characteristics | |||||||||||||||||
Authorship and Date | Country | K | N | Ne | Age | BMI | Evol. Years | Type | Weeks | Ses/Week | Min | Nc | Age | BMI | Evol. Years | Type Control | Variable | Test | Follow-Up |
Collado-Mateo, D. et al., 2017a [62] | Spain | 6 | 76 | 41 | 52.52 | 25.79 | 9.6 | ni VRBT |
8 | 2 | 60 | 35 | 52.47 | 27.75 | 11.02 | NI | FMS Impact | FIQ | Inm. Effect |
Quality of Life | EuroQol-5D | ||||||||||||||||||
Fatigue | FIQ-Fatigue | ||||||||||||||||||
Pain | FIQ-Pain | ||||||||||||||||||
Anx/Dep | VAS | ||||||||||||||||||
Collado-Mateo, D. et al., 2017b [64] | Spain | 1 | 76 | 41 | 52.43 | 25.79 | 10.36 | ni VRBT |
8 | 2 | 60 | 35 | 52.58 | 27.75 | 12.48 | NI | Dynamic Balance | TGUGT | Inm. Effect |
García-Palacios, A. et al., 2015 [65] | Spain | 4 | 59 | 30 | 50.48 | NR | 9.32 | ni VRBT |
3 | 2 | 60 | 29 | 50.48 | NR | 9.32 | NI | FMS Impact | FIQ | Inm. Effect |
Quality of Life | QLI-SP | ||||||||||||||||||
Pain | BPI | ||||||||||||||||||
Depression | BDI-II | ||||||||||||||||||
Gulsen, C. et al., 2020 [66] |
Turkey | 5 | 16 | 8 | 46.5 | 26.81 | 4 | iVRBT + CTBTE | 8 | 2 | 80 | 8 | 38.5 | 22.85 | 4 | CTBTE | FMS Impact | FIQ | Inm. Effect |
Pain | VAS | ||||||||||||||||||
Fatigue | FSS | ||||||||||||||||||
Aerobic capacity | 6-MWT | ||||||||||||||||||
Quality of Life | SF-36 | ||||||||||||||||||
León-Llamas, J.L. et al., 2020 [67] |
Spain | 1/ QS |
50 | 25 | 54 | 27 | 8.5 | ni VRBT |
24 | 2 | 60 | 25 | 53 | 28.5 | 11 | NI | Aerobic capacity | PVO2 | Inm. Effect |
Martín-Martínez, J.P. et al., 2019 [68] | Spain | 1 | 55 | 28 | 54.04 | 27.36 | 19.2 | ni VRBT |
24 | 2 | 60 | 27 | 53.41 | 28.84 | 16.76 | NI | Dynamic Balance | TGUGT | Inm. Effect |
Polat, M. et al., 2021 [69] |
Turkey | 7 | 40 | 20 | 42.6 | 26.6 | 1.5 | ni VRBT + CTBTE |
8 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 47 | 27.9 | 1.4 | CTBTE | FMS Impact | FIQ | Inm. Effect |
Aerobic capacity | 6-MWT | ||||||||||||||||||
Pain | VAS | ||||||||||||||||||
Fatigue | FSS | ||||||||||||||||||
Quality of Life | EQ-5D-5L | ||||||||||||||||||
Anx/Dep | HADS-A/-D | ||||||||||||||||||
Silva de Carvalho, M. et al., 2020 [61] | Brasil | 4 | 21 | 11 | 55.64 | 30.28 | 9.91 | ni VRBT |
7 | 3 | 60 | 10 | 47.7 | 26.09 | 14.65 | ST | FMS Impact | FIQ | Inm. Effect |
Aerobic capacity | 6-MWT | ||||||||||||||||||
Fatigue | FIQ-Fatigue | ||||||||||||||||||
Pain | FIQ-Pain | ||||||||||||||||||
Villafaina, S. et al., 2019a [63] |
Spain | 2 | 55 | 28 | 54.04 | 27.36 | 19.2 | ni VRBT |
24 | 2 | 60 | 27 | 53.41 | 28.84 | 16.74 | NI | Pain | VAS | Inm. Effect |
Quality of Life | EQ-5D-5L | ||||||||||||||||||
Villafaina, S. et al., 2019b [70] |
Spain | 3 | 37 | 22 | 54.27 | 27.1 | NR | ni VRBT |
24 | 2 | 60 | 15 | 53.44 | 28.19 | NR | NI | FMS Impact | FIQ | Inm. Effect |
Dynamic Balance | TGUGT | ||||||||||||||||||
Aerobic capacity | 6-MWT | ||||||||||||||||||
Villafaina, S. et al., 2019c [71] |
Spain | QS | 50 | 25 | 52 | NR | 16 | ni VRBT |
24 | 2 | 60 | 25 | 54 | NR | 16 | NI | Brain Dynamics | EEG Signals | Inm. Effect |
Abbreviations: K, Number of comparisons provided; N, total sample size; Ne, experimental group sample size; BMI, body mass index; Evol, evolution; Ses, sSessions; Min, minutes; Nc, control group sample size; niVRBT, non-immersive virtual reality; iVR, immersive virtual reality; CTBTEM, conventional therapy based virtual training; ST, stretching exercise; FMS, fibromyalgia syndrome; FIQ, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire; Anx, anxiety; Dep, depression; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; TGUGT, Timed Get Up and Go Test; QLI-SP, Quality of Life Index; BPI, Brief Pain Inventory; BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory II; FSS, Fatigue Severity Scale; EQ-5D-5L, The Euro Quality of Life Five Dimensions; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety Dimension; HADS-D, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression Dimension; EEG Signals, electroencephalographic signals.