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NCT Number: NCT06277375

The Effect of Slow Stroke Back Massage on Pain and Fatigue in Women With Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) is defined as a non-inflammatory chronic pain syndrome with widespread pain in the musculoskeletal system, tender points (PINs) on physical examination and no specific laboratory findings. T Sampling was calculated using Power power (G Power 3.1.9.4) analysis. The effect size of the study was calculated based on the mean pain scores and standard deviations of the control and experimental groups taken from the study conducted by Field, et al. (2002). Accordingly, when 25 patients were included in each group, it was determined that the power was 85% at 5% Type I error level. The application to the experimental group will be done 3 days a week for 10 minutes for a total of 30 minutes. data will be collected with patient information form, fatigue severity scale and vas.

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Key information

Conditions

Massage Intervention Fatigue Fibromyalgia Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Diseases Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Rheumatic Diseases Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Dilek Efe Arslan

Kayseri, Melikgazi, 38280, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

he research will be conducted experimentally with the aim of evaluating the effects of slow-stroke back massage in patients followed up in the physical therapy and rehabilitation unit with the diagnosis of fibromyalgia.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Able to communicate verbally,
  • Over 18 years of age,
  • no vision and hearing loss
  • who have received medical treatment,
  • who have never received a slow-stroke back massage before

Exclusion criteria

  • Initially volunteered to participate in the study, but did not like the application of slow-stroke back massage
  • who wants to leave the study for another reason

Treatment and study plan

massage

Behavioral

The application starts from the neck with small circular strokes with the thumbs. Surface strokes are performed with the palm of the hand from the base of the skull towards the sacral region. Then rhythmic strokes are repeated from the sacrum along the entire spine towards the skull.The application to the experimental group will be done 3 days a week for 10 minutes for a total of 30 minutes.

Primary outcomes

  1. VAS

    Time frame: The scale was filled in the baseline

    VAS consisting of a 10-centimeter horizontal line, anchored evenly by numbers from 0 to 10, was used to assess the patient's pain and willingness to repeat the procedure. The number 0 was identical to having no pain while the number 10 corresponded to maximal pain that can be experienced by the patient.

  2. Fatigue

    Time frame: The scale was filled in the baseline

    It is a tenitem, self-administered questionnaire. Because each item has a maximum possible score of 10, the maximum possible total score is 100.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

TC Erciyes University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Fibromiyalji Tanılı Kadınlarda Uygulanan Yavaş Vurumlu Sırt Masajının Ağrı ve Yorgunluk Üzerine Etkisi: Randomize Kontrolü Çalışma

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2026
First posted
Feb 26, 2024
Registry last updated
Mar 31, 2026

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