Dance-movement Therapy Programme in Fibromyalgia.

Effects of a Dance-movement Therapy Programme in Patients With Fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness characterized by persistent widespread muscle pain with generalized hyperalgesia and allodynia. It can be accompanied by other concomitant symptoms like fatigue, sleep disturbances, musculoskeletal disorders, distress and psychological disorders. This condition is very prevalent. It has been reported to be about 2-5% of the general global population. Fibromyalgia is associated with balance problems and increased fall frequency. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of an 8 weeks dance-movement therapy programme on balance, strength, flexibility and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Fibromyalgia
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Dance-movement therapy; Other: Control group

Detailed Description

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition associated with balance problems and pain. It has been previously described that fibromyalgia may affect peripheral and/or central mechanisms of postural control. Balance or postural stability is a very complex task that involves the integration of multiple sensory inputs to execute appropriate neuromuscular activity needed to maintain balance.

Patients with fibromyalgia have also muscle weakness. Muscle strength depends on both the cross-sectional area of the muscle and the neural activity. Range of movement and quality of life have also been reported to be affected.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 48
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Granada, Spain, 18071
    • Recruiting
    • University of Granada

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 70 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women diagnosed of Fibromyalgia attending to the Fibromyalgia Association of Granada.
• Women who can complete the assessment battery of tests at the beginning and at the end of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Auditive and visual disturbances.
• Cognitive problems.
• Psychiatric pathology.
• Traumatic pathology of lower limbs.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: SINGLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental group; Patients with fibromyalgia included in a dance-movement therapy programme	Other: Dance-movement therapy; The dance-movement was practised in groups. Dance-movement therapy derived from dance education. The goals of dance-movement therapy included assessing patient needs, communicating emotions, improving self-control, organizing thoughts and actions, developing interpersonal skills, integrating physical and emotional selves, promoting body awareness, and supporting healing.; Other Names: intervention; occupational therapy; dance therapy
Active Comparator: Control group; Patients with fibromyalgia who receive a standardized educational information in the form of a leaflet about balance disorders and quality of life in fibromyalgia.	Other: Control group; Standardized educational information in the form of a leaflet about balance disorders and quality of life in fibromyalgia.; Other Names: Control; Education

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Changes in balance	Balance is going to be assessed with the Mini BalanceEvaluation System Test. This test assesses dynamic balance, with four subscales:anticipatory postural adjustments, reactive postural control, sensory orientation and dynamic gait. The Mini BESTest is a 14 item test scored on a 3 level ordinal scale. For the Mini BESTest, the original BESTest 4 level (0 - 3) scoring was revised to 3 levels (0 - 2) due to redundancy. Total score = 28 points per test directions. Two items have right and left assessment in which the lower score is used within the total score (directions specify which to use). For research, many studies specify use of both left and right data, thus calculating data based on 32 (vs 28) points	Baseline, 8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Changes in quadriceps strength	Changes from baseline to postintervention on quadriceps strength. This will be measured using a Jamar dynamometer with a standard protocol allowing three attempts on each side. The maximum value achieved from all six attempts was used in analyses. Kg/cm2.	Baseline, 8 weeks
Changes in quality of life	Quality of life associated with health. This is going to be measure with the EuroQol-5 questionnaire.	Baseline, 8 weeks
Changes in flexibility of lower limbs	Changes from baseline to postintervention measured with neurodynamic tests It is going to be measured with a goniometer.	Baseline, 8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidad de Granada

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Anticipated): January 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 19, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 19, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): May 21, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): October 28, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 27, 2016
• Last Verified: October 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Fibromyalgia; balance; dance-movement therapy
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Fibromyalgia; Myofascial Pain Syndromes
• Other Study ID Numbers: DF0052UG

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED