The therapeutic efficacy of Qigong exercise on the main symptoms of fibromyalgia: A pilot randomized clinical trial.
Fibromyalgia
Mind–body therapies
Qigong
Widespread pain
Journal
Integrative medicine research
ISSN: 2213-4220
Titre abrégé: Integr Med Res
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101612707
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Dec 2020
Historique:
received:
02
03
2020
revised:
13
04
2020
accepted:
14
04
2020
entrez:
27
5
2020
pubmed:
27
5
2020
medline:
27
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Some of the most debilitating symptoms of fibromyalgia (FM) include widespread chronic pain, sleep disturbances, chronic fatigue, anxiety, and depression. Yet, there is a lack of effective self-management exercise interventions capable of alleviating FM symptoms. The objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of a 10-week daily Qigong, a mind-body intervention program, on FM symptoms. 20 participants with FM were randomly assigned to Qigong (experimental) or sham-Qigong (control) groups, with participants blinded to the intervention allocation. The Qigong group practiced mild body movements synchronized with deep diaphragmatic breathing and meditation. The sham-Qigong group practiced only mild body movements. Both groups practiced the interventions two times per day at home, plus one weekly group practice session with a Qigong instructor. Primary outcomes were: pain changes measured by the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire, a visual analog scale for pain, pressure pain threshold measured by a dolorimeter. Secondary outcomes were: the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Quality of Life Scale. The experimental group experienced greater clinical improvements when compared to the control group on the mean score differences of pain, sleep quality, chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression, and fibromyalgia impact, all being statistically significant at Daily practice of Qigong appears to have a positive impact on the main fibromyalgia symptoms that is beyond group interaction. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03441997.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Some of the most debilitating symptoms of fibromyalgia (FM) include widespread chronic pain, sleep disturbances, chronic fatigue, anxiety, and depression. Yet, there is a lack of effective self-management exercise interventions capable of alleviating FM symptoms. The objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of a 10-week daily Qigong, a mind-body intervention program, on FM symptoms.
METHODS
METHODS
20 participants with FM were randomly assigned to Qigong (experimental) or sham-Qigong (control) groups, with participants blinded to the intervention allocation. The Qigong group practiced mild body movements synchronized with deep diaphragmatic breathing and meditation. The sham-Qigong group practiced only mild body movements. Both groups practiced the interventions two times per day at home, plus one weekly group practice session with a Qigong instructor. Primary outcomes were: pain changes measured by the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire, a visual analog scale for pain, pressure pain threshold measured by a dolorimeter. Secondary outcomes were: the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Quality of Life Scale.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The experimental group experienced greater clinical improvements when compared to the control group on the mean score differences of pain, sleep quality, chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression, and fibromyalgia impact, all being statistically significant at
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Daily practice of Qigong appears to have a positive impact on the main fibromyalgia symptoms that is beyond group interaction.
TRIAL REGISTRATION
BACKGROUND
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03441997.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32455108
doi: 10.1016/j.imr.2020.100416
pii: S2213-4220(20)30048-2
pii: 100416
pmc: PMC7235941
doi:
Banques de données
ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT03441997']
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
100416Informations de copyright
© 2020 Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V.
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