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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2017

Effectiveness of Aquatic Therapy vs Land-based Therapy for Balance and Pain in Women with Fibromyalgia: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Sabela Rivas Neira, Amélia Pasqual Marques, Irene Pegito Pérez, Ramón Fernández Cervantes, Jamile Vivas Costa

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Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02695875 (Comparative Study About the Effect of a Physical Therapy Protocol in Warm Water vs Land-based Therapy in Women With Fibromyalgia Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT02695875 nacompletednot on this map

Comparative Study About the Effect of a Physical Therapy Protocol in Warm Water vs Land-based Therapy in Women With Fibromyalgia Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidade da CoruñaRan2016 to 2024Enrolled40ConditionsFibromyalgiaArmsAquatic therapy, Land-based therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. 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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  4. Development and Usability of an Adjustable Prosthesis for Aquatic Therapy.Journal of prosthetics and orthotics : JPO · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sabela Rivas NeiraPsychosocial Intervention and Functional Reabilitation Research Group. Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of A Coruña, Campus de Oza, A Coruña, 15006, Spain. sabelarivas@gmail.com.
Amélia Pasqual MarquesDepartment of Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Rua Cipotânea, 51 - Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05360-160, Brazil.
Irene Pegito PérezPsychosocial Intervention and Functional Reabilitation Research Group. Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of A Coruña, Campus de Oza, A Coruña, 15006, Spain.
Ramón Fernández CervantesPsychosocial Intervention and Functional Reabilitation Research Group. Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of A Coruña, Campus de Oza, A Coruña, 15006, Spain.
Jamile Vivas CostaPsychosocial Intervention and Functional Reabilitation Research Group. Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of A Coruña, Campus de Oza, A Coruña, 15006, Spain.
Universidade da Coruña · ESUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFibromyalgia is a disease with an increasing incidence. It impairs the quality of life of patients and decreases their functional capacity. Aquatic therapy has already been used for managing the symptoms of this syndrome. However, aquatic therapy has only recently been introduced as a treatment modality for improving proprioception in fibromyalgia. The main objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of two physiotherapy protocols, one in and one out of water, for improving balance and decreasing pain in women with fibromyalgia. METHODS/

designThe study protocol will be a single-blind randomised controlled trial. Forty women diagnosed with fibromyalgia will be randomly assigned into 2 groups: Aquatic Therapy (n = 20) or Land-based Therapy (n = 20). Both interventions include 60-min therapy sessions, structured into 4 sections: Warm-up, Proprioceptive Exercises, Stretching and Relaxation. These sessions will be carried out 3 times a week for 3 months. Primary outcomes are balance (static and dynamic) and pain (intensity and threshold). Secondary outcomes include functional balance, quality of life, quality of sleep, fatigue, self-confidence in balance and physical ability. Outcome measures will be evaluated at baseline, at the end of the 3-month intervention period, and 6-weeks post-treatment. Statistical analysis will be carried out using the SPSS 21.0 program for Windows and a significance level of p ≤ 0.05 will be used for all tests. DISCUSSION: This study protocol details two physiotherapy interventions in women with fibromyalgia to improve balance and decrease pain: aquatic therapy and land-based therapy. In current literature there is a lack of methodological rigour and a limited number of studies that describe physiotherapy protocols to manage fibromyalgia symptoms. High-quality scientific works are required to highlight physiotherapy as one of the most recommended treatment options for this syndrome.

trial registrationDate of publication in ClinicalTrials.gov: 18/02/2016. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02695875 .

Indexed as

HydrotherapyMuscle Stretching ExercisesRelaxation TherapyAdultBiomarkersFatigueFemaleFibromyalgiaHumansMiddle AgedPain ManagementPatient SelectionPostural BalanceProprioceptionQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicBiomarkersAquatic TherapyExerciseFibromyalgiaPainPhysiotherapyPostural Balance

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PMID28103853
PMCPMC5244527
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