Fibromyalgia Therapeutic Education in Thermal Cure (FiETT)

Evaluation of the Efficiency of a Therapeutic Education Program in Standardized Thermal Cure for Fibromyalgia Patients

The study evaluates the efficiency, in terms of quality of life improvement, of a patient's therapeutic education program (ETP), based on long term commitment in adapted physical activities carried out during a standardized thermal cure (CTS) for fibromyalgia among patients continuing regular drug treatment or not

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Fibromyalgia is a poorly known and understood disease. Patients suffer from pain, fatigue, sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, preventing them from moving and going out, resulting in an alteration of social life. Multiple drugs treatment is frequently used but is burdensome and poorly effective. However, thermal cure proved efficacious to improve quality of life during the cure and beyond. This study aims at demonstrating the added value of a patient's therapeutic education program provided during a thermal cure, a moment where patients are available and receptive to guidance.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

152

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Aquitaine
      • Dax, Aquitaine, France, 40180
        • OTD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnostic of fibromyalgia done at least 6 months before thermal cure
  • Diagnostic of fibromyalgia confirmed by FIRST questionnaire (score 5) during the initial thermal checkup
  • Age between 18 and 65 years
  • Access to an Internet connection during remote follow-up
  • Affiliation to a social security system (recipient or assignee)
  • Signed written inform consent form

Exclusion Criteria

  • Infectious diseases with ongoing treatment (except for winter upper respiratory tract pathologies)
  • Active tumorous pathology
  • Concomitant inflammatory rheumatism
  • Stage III chronic venous insufficiency with history of phlebitis and/or pulmonary embolism
  • Incapacity to receive treatment in hot water ( ≥36°)
  • Total incapacity to practice physical activities of therapeutic education program
  • Ongoing pregnancy
  • Involvement in a structured educational program specific to fibromyalgia during the previous year
  • Incapacity to understand French language making the follow up impossible

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: CTS + ETP
Patients following a standardized thermal cure (CTS) follow an additional program called Fibr'eaux (ETP) that consists in discussion groups and physical activities allowing patients to learn how to manage their illness.
Standardized Thermal Cure
Patient Therapeutic Education
Active Comparator: CTS alone
Patients follow a standardized thermal cure that is a sedative, relaxing, antalgic and mobilizing treatment based on muds application, hydrotherapy and physiotherapy. The cure is made of 72 treatments selected among a list including muds application, massages, reeducation in thermal pool, baths and showers.
Standardized Thermal Cure

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in quality of life
Time Frame: Month 06 after cure completion
Change from baseline in quality of life assessed through the self-administered Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) month 06 after cure completion.
Month 06 after cure completion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in quality of life
Time Frame: Week 03, Month 03, Month 12
Average change from baseline in pain intensity measured on a Visual Analogical Scale (VAS)
Week 03, Month 03, Month 12
Responder rate
Time Frame: Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Rate of patients responding to intervention, i.e. with FIQ score increased from at least 14% as compared to Day 00
Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Pain intensity
Time Frame: Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Average change from baseline in pain intensity measured on a Visual Analogical Scale (VAS)
Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Pain relief
Time Frame: Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Average change from baseline in pain relief measured on a VAS
Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Kinesiophobia index
Time Frame: Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Average change from baseline in kinesiophobia measured by TAMPA scale
Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Catastrophizing index
Time Frame: Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Average change from baseline in catastrophizing measured by pain catastrophizing scale (PCS)
Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Function impairment
Time Frame: Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Average change from baseline in function impairment measured by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis (WOMAC) scale
Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Fatigue
Time Frame: Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Average change from baseline in fatigue measured by Picot scale
Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Somnolence
Time Frame: Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Average change from baseline in somnolence measured by Epworth scale
Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Anxiety and depression
Time Frame: Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Average change from baseline in anxiety and depression measured by Hospital Anxiety and Average change from baseline in anxiety and depression measured by Hospital ANxiety and Depression scale
Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Serious adverse reactions (SARs)
Time Frame: Day 00 to Month 12
Probability of occurrence of SARs
Day 00 to Month 12
drug consumption
Time Frame: Day 00, Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
change in drug consumption
Day 00, Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
non-drug treatment consumption
Time Frame: Day 00, Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
change in non-drug treatment consumption
Day 00, Week 03, Month 03, Month 06, Month 12
Thermal outbreaks
Time Frame: Day 00 to Week 03
Probability of occurrence of thermal outbreaks during the cure period
Day 00 to Week 03
Fibromyalgia outbreaks
Time Frame: Week 03 to Month 12
Probability of occurrence fibromyalgia outbreaks during remote follow-up
Week 03 to Month 12

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Philippe DUCAMP, MD, Centre de Médecine et de Traumatologie du Sport

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2017

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 25, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 30, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

April 2, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 14, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 13, 2018

Last Verified

June 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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