Preference of Women With Fibromyalgia Undergoing a Three Different Volumes of Resistance Training

NCT06424743 | Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: UFRNpreference
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 36
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Fibromyalgia is a painful syndrome of unknown etiology, which affects 2% of world population, with symptoms such as: pain, unrefreshing sleep, fatigue and mood disorders. It is already established in the literature that resistance training is part of the non- pharmacological treatment for patients with fibromyalgia. The big gap is about the quantity adequate and/or recommended exercise volume, despite some studies with exercise volumes different resistance trainings show improvements, we do not have a direction, besides We still do not know whether there is a preference for these patients in different resistance training volumes.

Conditions

Fibromyalgia, Primary; Chronic Pain; Exercise Addiction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Choose one of the workouts according to your preference

  Preference will be assessed through the following question: "After carrying out the training sessions, which one did you prefer? Why?".

  28 day

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Change in Expectation

  baseline

• Change in Pain intensity

  baseline, 28 day

• Change in Affection

  baseline, 28 day

• Change in Subjective perception of exertion

  baseline, 28 day

Study Arms (3)

1 set

EXPERIMENTAL

Training A Bench press, Pull front, Leg press and seated flexor 1 series 10 repetitions with 60% 1RM, 2' minute interval

Other: exercise

2 sets

EXPERIMENTAL

Training B Bench press, Pull front, Leg press and seated flexor 2 series 10 repetitions with 60% 1RM, 2' minute interval

Other: exercise

3 sets

EXPERIMENTAL

Training C Bench press, Pull front, Leg press and seated flexor 3 series 10 repetitions with 60% 1RM, 2' minute interval

Other: exercise

Interventions

exercise OTHER

exercise programs with different volumes

Also known as: resistance exercises

1 set; 2 sets; 3 sets

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Women aged 18 to 65
• Have a diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the ACR 2016 criteria

You may not qualify if:

• Have performed resistance training in the last 6 months
• Having another associated rheumatic condition
• Have a trip or appointment scheduled that requires absence for the next 4 (four) weeks from the start of the survey;
• Women with musculoskeletal injuries in the upper and/or lower limbs
• Have heart problems that prevent maximal efforts and submaximums

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte: lead

Study Sites (1)

Marcelo Cardoso de Souza

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59200-000, Brazil

RECRUITING

Related Publications (2)

• Silva HJA, Assuncao Junior JC, de Oliveira FS, Oliveira JMP, Figueiredo Dantas GA, Lins CAA, de Souza MC. Sophrology versus resistance training for treatment of women with fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2019 Apr;23(2):382-389. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.02.005. Epub 2018 Feb 12.

  PMID: 31103124 RESULT

• Cavalcanti BH, Pontes-Silva A, Souza CG, Avila MA, de Souza MC. Do Fibromyalgia Patients Have a Preferred Resistance Training Volume? Protocol for a Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial. Physiother Res Int. 2025 Oct;30(4):e70101. doi: 10.1002/pri.70101.

  PMID: 40886126 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fibromyalgia; Chronic Pain

Interventions

Exercise

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Central Study Contacts

Marcelo C de Souza, PT, PhD

CONTACT

55849994806892; marcelo.cardoso@ufrn.br

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator and Professor of Department of Physiotherapy

Model Details: Patients will be allocated to 1 of three groups: 1 set, 2 sets, or 3 sets of resistance exercise. In the next sessions they will be allocated to the series he has not performed yet.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 16, 2024
• First Posted: May 22, 2024
• Study Start: July 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: July 23, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BR (1)