Abstract
Objective
To evaluate the effects of an exergame-based intervention on a population sample of
women with fibromyalgia.
Design
Single-blinded, randomized controlled trial with 8-week intervention.
Setting
Fibromyalgia center.
Participants
Participants (all women) (N=83) were divided into 2 groups: an exercise group (n=42;
mean age ± SD, 52.52±9.73y) and a nonexercise group (n=41; mean age ± SD, 52.47±8.75y).
Interventions
Women in the exercise group completed an 8-week exergame-based training program, which
was focused on postural control and coordination of the upper and lower limbs, aerobic
conditioning, strength, and mobility. Women (groups of 3) were encouraged to exercise
for 120 minutes (over 2 sessions) per week.
Main Outcome Measures
Main outcome measures included pain and disease effect, which were assessed with the
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), a specific measure for fibromyalgia. Secondary
outcome measure included quality of life, which was assessed with the EuroQoL-5 Dimensions-5
Levels (EQ-5D-5L) generic instrument.
Results
The results showed that 97.62% of participants in the exercise group completed the
8-week intervention. The exercise group showed a significant improvement (P<.05) in the EQ-5D-5L utility index, and in 3 of 5 dimensions. For the FIQ, significant
improvements were observed in the dimensions of pain, stiffness, anxiety, and feel
good. The FIQ score was also reduced. The mean between-group improvement was 8.25
(95% confidence interval, 2.85–13.65).
Conclusions
The results and levels of compliance/adherence suggest this exergame-based training
program is an effective intervention for reducing pain and increasing health-related
quality of life in women with fibromyalgia.
Keywords
List of abbreviations:
FIQ (Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire), FM (fibromyalgia), HRQOL (health-related quality of life), VAS (visual analog scale), VR (virtual reality)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: March 18, 2017
Footnotes
Supported, in the framework of the Spanish National R+D+i Plan, by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (reference no. DEP2012-39828); the Government of Extremadura; the European Union Regional Development Funds, a way of making Europe (reference no. GR10127); and the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (grant no. FPU14/01283).
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry No.: ACTRN12615000836538.
Disclosures: none.
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