Effects of clinical Pilates exercises in individuals with fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial

Berna Çağla Çağlayan, Aylin Keskin, Elif Gür Kabul, Bilge Başakcı Çalık, Ummuhan Baş Aslan, Uğur Karasu, Berna Çağla Çağlayan, Aylin Keskin, Elif Gür Kabul, Bilge Başakcı Çalık, Ummuhan Baş Aslan, Uğur Karasu

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of clinical Pilates exercises in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and to compare the effects of one-to-one and group-based exercise methods.

Methods: A total of 42 women (mean age, 50.90±7.78 years) with FM were included. The participants were randomly divided into 2 groups (one-to-one exercise, n=16; group-based exercise, n=26). Disease impact was evaluated with the FM Impact Questionnaire, functional status with the Health Assessment Questionnaire, anxiety with the Beck Anxiety Inventory, quality of life with short form-36, and biopsychosocial status with the Bilişsel Egzersiz Terapi Yaklaşımı-biopsychosocial questionnaire. All the evaluations were performed pre- and post-treatment. Clinical Pilates exercises were carried out 2 days a week for 6 weeks.

Results: When the pre- and post-treatment data were compared, significant improvement was seen in all parameters in the group-based exercise group; in the one-to-one exercise group, improvement was noted in disease impact, quality of life, and biopsychosocial status. When post-treatment data were compared, only disease impact was significant for the one-to-one exercise group. Effect size results were found to be moderate and high for both methods.

Conclusion: For clinical Pilates exercise in FM, one-to-one method was suggested to have high disease impact and low quality of life, whereas group-based exercise method showed high anxiety.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Flowchart of the progress through the phases of the study according to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials.

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