NCT06277375

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

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: TC Erciyes University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

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.

Conditions

• Massage Intervention

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Massage	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-14
• Primary completion: 2023-09-15
• Completion: 2026-03-25
• First posted: 2024-02-26
• Last updated: 2026-03-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)