Effects of and Exploring the Processes of Free Movement Dance as a Physical Therapy Intervention for Female Patients Diagnosed With Chronic Widespread Pain (Including Fibromyalgia).

NCT05282758 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: EPM Dnr: 2021-04146
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study has three parts: Part 1: To evaluate, for adult female patients diagnosed with chronic widespread pain (including fibromyalgia), the effects of Free Movement Dance as an add-on intervention after interdisciplinary pain management/rehabilitation at a specialist pain clinic versus modified person-centered progressive resistance exercise. The cognitive-behavioural conceptualization of pain, effects on pain intensity, physical function, self-efficacy, pain catastrophizing, health related quality of life, anxiety and depression symptoms and quality of sleep will be evaluated. Part 2: To explore, for adult female patients diagnosed with chronic widespread pain (including fibromyalgia), the processes of Free Movement Dance, as an add-on intervention after interdisciplinary pain management/rehabilitation at a specialist pain clinic, to generate a substantive theory useful for clinical praxis. Part 3: To explore and describe why participants who agreed and signed consent choose to withdraw from participating in the interventions of the study's part 1.

Conditions

Fibromyalgia; Chronic Widespread Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Cognitive-behavioural conceptualization of pain

  \- measured with The Multidimensional Pain Inventory- Swedish (MPI-s)

  Before and after the three months of interdisciplinary specialist interventions and after 12 months, which is standard procedure + after ending the add-on interventions and 24 months after the interdisciplinary treatments

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Self-reported Pain

  Before and after the three months of interdisciplinary specialist interventions and after 12 months, which is standard procedure + after ending the add-on interventions and 24 months after the interdisciplinary treatments

• Health Related Quality of Life

  Before and after the three months of interdisciplinary specialist interventions and after 12 months, which is standard procedure + after ending the add-on interventions and 24 months after the interdisciplinary treatments

• Self-efficacy

  Before and after the three months of interdisciplinary specialist interventions and after 12 months, which is standard procedure + after ending the add-on interventions and 24 months after the interdisciplinary treatments

• Pain catastrophizing

  Before and after the three months of interdisciplinary specialist interventions and after 12 months, which is standard procedure + after ending the add-on interventions and 24 months after the interdisciplinary treatments

• Health Related Quality of Life

  Before and after the three months of interdisciplinary specialist interventions and after 12 months, which is standard procedure + after ending the add-on interventions and 24 months after the interdisciplinary treatments

Study Arms (2)

Interdisciplinary team treatment + add on Intervention - Free Movement Dance

EXPERIMENTAL

Interdisciplinary team treatment + add on Intervention - Free Movement Dance as a physiotherapy intervention

Other: Free Movement Dance

Interdisciplinary team treatment + add on Modified person-centered progressive resistance exercise

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Interdisciplinary team treatment + add on Control group - modified person-centered progressive resistance exercise as a physiotherapy intervention

Other: Modified person-centred progressive resistance exercise

Interventions

Free Movement Dance OTHER

Free Movement Dance as a physiotherapy intervention

Interdisciplinary team treatment + add on Intervention - Free Movement Dance

Modified person-centred progressive resistance exercise OTHER

Modified person-centered progressive resistance exercise as a physiotherapy intervention

Interdisciplinary team treatment + add on Modified person-centered progressive resistance exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Female Patients Diagnosed With Chronic Widespread Pain (Including Fibromyalgia) participating in an interdisciplinary pain management and rehabilitation for three months on a specialist pain clinic in south-west of Sweden.
• Age over 18 years and to be able to read and write Swedish. -

You may not qualify if:

• Red flag disorders such as malignancy/cancer, acute traumas such as fracture (less than six months ago) or infection.
• Pregnancy, severe mental illness, and ongoing substance abuse.
• Yellow flags as issues with compensation system or unsolved insurance issues with insurance company or the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. -

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Göteborg University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Smärthjälpen

Gothenburg, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fibromyalgia; Chronic Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 20, 2021
• First Posted: March 16, 2022
• Study Start: February 7, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion: December 1, 2025
• Last Updated: April 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Locations

SE (1)