N/A
Completed N=40
Use of Whole Body Vibration in Patients With Fibromyalgia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03782181 ↗Enrolled (actual)
40
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2020
Primary outcomePrimary: Pressure Pain Thresholds — 29.8; 22.1 Newton/centimeter² (N/cm²)
Summary
The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 3-month program consisted of the use of whole body vibration (WBV) in patients with fibromyalgia in order to determine whether this intervention would be effective to short and medium-term improvement of symptoms in these patients.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Pressure Pain Thresholds |
29.8; 22.1 | — |
| PRIMARY Vibration Thresholds |
2.8; 3.5 | — |
| PRIMARY Berg Scale |
39.1; 28.4 | — |
| PRIMARY Six-minute Walking Test (6MWT) |
415; 387 | — |
| PRIMARY Dynamometer |
40.8; 32.8 | — |
| PRIMARY Analysis of the Romberg's Balance Test With the CvMob Software |
0.004; 0.12 | — |
| PRIMARY Gait Task |
0.9; 1.1 | — |
| PRIMARY Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) |
69.3; 81.7 | — |
| PRIMARY Visual Analogue Pain Scale (VAS) |
71.2; 78 | — |
| PRIMARY Quality of Life Index (QLI) |
5.0; 3.8 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with FM were included in the study if they fulfilled the 1990 classification criteria of the American College of Rheumatology for fibromyalgia.
- Pain-free volunteers were included if they did not present pain symptoms or some type of treatment in any part of the body during the previous 12 months.
Exclusion Criteria
- Participants were excluded from the study if they had not signed the informed consent or if they reported any other musculoskeletal disorder rather than patients with FM, any neurological disorder or had previous spinal fusion surgery or spinal cord stimulation.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03782181). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.