Qigong vs. Aerobic Exercise in the Treatment of Childhood Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Feasibility and Impact of Qigong as Compared to Aerobic Exercise in the Treatment of Childhood Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Brief Summary
This study is comparing two different exercise programs, Qi Gong (gentle stretching, and breathing) with an aerobics program (boxing and dancing) to see if children with chronic pain or fibromyalgia are able to take part in the program. We would also like to know if it is easy to take part in an exercise program. We hypothesize that children with chronic musculoskeletal pain and FM, who engage in Qigong fitness training, will be more compliant, and have an equivalent or possibly superior improvement on measures of motor function (peak power, endurance, and metabolic efficiency) compared to children given an aerobic fitness exercise program.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_2
Started Aug 2005
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2005
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 5, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 7, 2006
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2007
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2007
CompletedDecember 18, 2013
December 1, 2013
2 years
April 5, 2006
December 17, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (7)
Accrual rates
Compliance with therapy
Acceptability of exercise program
Degree of conditioning of subjects at baseline
Proportion of completed exercise tests and questionnaires
Dropout rates
Estimates of the effect sizes for exercise tests and questionnaire data
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age 8-18 years
- Diagnosis of childhood fibromyalgia or chronic musculoskeletal pain (ACR criteria)
You may not qualify if:
- Co-morbidity with cardiac, pulmonary or metabolic disease.
- Children who engage in more than 3 hours of structured extracurricular physical activity programs weekly, unless a physiotherapy pool program with emphasis on joint range of motion and stretching.
- Children who are unable to cooperate with testing procedures.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Bloorview MacMillan Children's Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4S9, Canada
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
Related Publications (1)
Stephens S, Feldman BM, Bradley N, Schneiderman J, Wright V, Singh-Grewal D, Lefebvre A, Benseler SM, Cameron B, Laxer R, O'Brien C, Schneider R, Silverman E, Spiegel L, Stinson J, Tyrrell PN, Whitney K, Tse SM. Feasibility and effectiveness of an aerobic exercise program in children with fibromyalgia: results of a randomized controlled pilot trial. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Oct 15;59(10):1399-406. doi: 10.1002/art.24115.
PMID: 18821656DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Brian Feldman, MSc MD FRCPC
The Hospital for Sick Children
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Division Head, Rheumatology
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 5, 2006
First Posted
April 7, 2006
Study Start
August 1, 2005
Primary Completion
August 1, 2007
Study Completion
August 1, 2007
Last Updated
December 18, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-12