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Trial reportBioMed research international2014

Medium-/long-term effects of a specific exercise protocol combined with patient education on spine mobility, chronic fatigue, pain, aerobic fitness and level of disability in fibromyalgia.

Erika Giannotti, Konstantinos Koutsikos, Maurizia Pigatto, Maria Elisa Rampudda, Andrea Doria, Stefano Masiero

Open access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Mixed exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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  6. Whole body vibration exercise training for fibromyalgia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
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  7. Aerobic exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
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  10. Therapeutic Patient Education for Fibromyalgia during Spa Therapy: The FiETT Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  11. Immediate Effects of a Telerehabilitation Program Based on Aerobic Exercise in Women with Fibromyalgia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erika GiannottiRehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Konstantinos KoutsikosRehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Maurizia PigattoRehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Maria Elisa RampuddaDepartment of Rheumatology, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Andrea DoriaDepartment of Rheumatology, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Stefano MasieroRehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padua, Italy ; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35131 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5824-2633
University of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo propose a rehabilitation protocol able to produce immediate and long-term beneficial effects on level of disability and overall performance in ADLs. MATERIALS AND

methodsForty-one FM patients were randomized to an exercise and educational-behavioral programme group (experimental group, EG = 21) or to a control group (CG = 20). Each subject was evaluated before, at the end (T1), and after 6 months (T6) from the conclusion of the rehabilitation treatment using the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), the visual analogue scale (VAS), the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), the fatigue severity scale (FSS), the 6-minute walking test (6MWT), tender points count (TPC), and spinal active range of motion. The exercise protocol included 20 sessions consisting in self-awareness, stretching, strengthening, spine flexibility, and aerobic exercises, which patients were subsequently educated to perform at home.

resultsThe two groups were comparable at baseline. At T1, the EG showed a positive trend in FIQ, VAS, HAQ, and FSS scales and significant improvement in 6MWT and in most spinal active range of motion measurements (P between 0.001 and 0.04). The positive results were maintained at the follow-up.

conclusionThe proposed programme was well tolerated and produced immediate and medium-term beneficial effects improving function and strain endurance. This trial is registered with DRKS00005071 on DRKS.

Indexed as

Disability EvaluationExercise TherapyPhysical FitnessRange of Motion, ArticularDemographyExerciseFatigue Syndrome, ChronicFemaleFibromyalgiaHumansMaleMiddle AgedPainPatient Education as TopicSpineTime Factors

Identifiers

PMID24616894
PMCPMC3925511
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