Trial reportArthritis research & therapy2018
Physical activity is related to function and fatigue but not pain in women with fibromyalgia: baseline analyses from the Fibromyalgia Activity Study with TENS (FAST).
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Fibromyalgia Activity Study With Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effect of Occupational Engagement on Lifestyle in Adults Living with Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Occupational therapy international · 2022Pooled it
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for fibromyalgia-like syndrome in patients with Long-COVID: a pilot randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Biobehavioral pain profiling of minoritized adults with chronic widespread pain and clinical obesity before and after bariatric surgery: study protocol for a longitudinal, observational cohort study.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Analysis of muscle architecture variables and their relationship with functional capacity in patients with fibromyalgia: A cross-sectional study.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2026Article
- High Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Vigorous Physical Activity Relate to Select Pain Sensitivity Assessments in Healthy Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- Do Physical Activities Prevent the Occurrence of Bothersome Pain?Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025Article
- Quantitative Sensory Testing in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Scoping Review.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- The influence of sex on activity in voluntary wheel running, forced treadmill running, and open field testing in mice.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Associations of pain sensitivity and conditioned pain modulation with physical activity: findings from the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST).Osteoarthritis and cartilage · 2024Observational
- The influence of sex on activity in voluntary wheel running, forced treadmill running, and open field testing.Research square · 2024Article
- Renshen Yangrong decoction for secondary malaise and fatigue: network pharmacology and Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Physical Conditioning, Obesity and Fibromyalgia: Causal Relationship or Confounding?Principles and practice of clinical research (2015) · 2023Article
- Symptom tracking in endometriosis using digital technologies: Knowns, unknowns, and future prospects.Cell reports. Medicine · 2023Review
- Development and external validation of a machine learning-based prediction model for the cancer-related fatigue diagnostic screening in adult cancer patients: a cross-sectional study in China.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Functional and psychosocial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rheumatic patients' quality of life in Saudi Arabia.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Translating Outcomes from the Clinical Setting to Preclinical Models: Chronic Pain and Functionality in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2022Article
- Influence of Codiagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Habitual Physical Exercise on the Psychological Status and Quality of Life of Patients with Fibromyalgia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The Role of Walking in the Relationship between Catastrophizing and Fatigue in Women with Fibromyalgia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia: Contributions of disease symptoms, lifestyle and multi-medication.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Patients' appraisals about a multicomponent intervention for fibromyalgia syndrome in primary care: a focus group study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough exercise is an effective treatment for fibromyalgia, the relationships between lifestyle physical activity and multiple symptomology domains of fibromyalgia are not clear. Thus, the purpose of this study was to comprehensively examine the relationships between lifestyle physical activity with multiple outcome domains in women with fibromyalgia, including pain, fatigue, function, pain-related psychological constructs, and quality of life.
methodsWomen (N = 171), aged 20 to 70 years, diagnosed with fibromyalgia, recruited from an ongoing two-site clinical trial were included in this prespecified subgroup analysis of baseline data. Physical activity was assessed using self-report and accelerometry. Symptomology was assessed using questionnaires of perceived physical function, quality of life, fatigue, pain intensity and interference, disease impact, pain catastrophizing, and fear of movement. In addition, quantitative sensory testing of pain sensitivity and performance-based physical function were assessed. Correlation coefficients, regression analyses and between-group differences in symptomology by activity level were assessed, controlling for age and body mass index (BMI).
resultsLifestyle physical activity was most closely associated with select measures of physical function and fatigue, regardless of age and BMI. Those who performed the lowest levels of lifestyle physical activity had poorer functional outcomes and greater fatigue than those with higher physical activity participation. No relationships between lifestyle physical activity and pain, pain sensitivity, or pain-related psychological constructs were observed.
conclusionsLifestyle physical activity is not equally related to all aspects of fibromyalgia symptomology. Lifestyle physical activity levels have the strongest correlations with function, physical quality of life, and movement fatigue in women with fibromyalgia. No relationships between lifestyle physical activity and pain, pain sensitivity, or psychological constructs were observed. These data suggest that physical activity levels are more likely to affect function and fatigue, but have negligible relationships with pain and pain-related psychological constructs, in women with fibromyalgia.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01888640 . Registered on 28 June 2013.
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