Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Exercise on Serum IGF-1 in Fibromyalgia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00650715 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: April 2, 2008
Last Update Posted
: April 2, 2008
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Fibromyalgia Hormonal Responses to Exercise in Patients With Fibromyalgia. | Device: Vibratory platform, PowerPlate®, Badhoevendorp, Netherlands Device: Placebo Whole-body vibration exercise | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 24 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Effect of Acute and Chronic Whole-Body Vibration Exercise on Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Levels in Women With Fibromyalgia |
Study Start Date : | December 2004 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2005 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2005 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: VG
Vibration Group (VG) underwent a protocol with whole-body vibration exercise twice a week for a total of six weeks. The group continued with their usual pharmacological treatment.
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Device: Vibratory platform, PowerPlate®, Badhoevendorp, Netherlands
Six exercises (static and dynamic tasks) while standing on a Whole-body vibration platform. The six exercises (30 seconds each) were repeated six times with a recovery of 3 minutes in between. The Whole-body vibration intensity was kept constant at 30 Hz of frequency and 2 mm of amplitude.
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Placebo Comparator: CG
The Control Group (CG) underwent the same protocol of exercises than VG but without vibratory stimulus. The CG continued with their usual pharmacological treatment.
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Device: Placebo Whole-body vibration exercise
Six exercises (static and dynamic tasks) while standing on a Whole-body vibration platform. The six exercises (30 seconds each) were repeated six times with a recovery of 3 minutes in between. All exercises were performed without the influence of a vibratory stimulus.
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- Serum IGF-1 levels [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 1, Week 3, Week 6 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 35 Years to 69 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients diagnosed of fibromyalgia according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria for at least three years.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Orthopedic limitation, or cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic disease that would preclude exercise.
- Participation in any other study.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00650715
Spain | |
Institut Nacional d'Educación Física de Catalunya | |
Barcelona, Spain, 08038 |
Principal Investigator: | Eduard Alentorn-Geli, MD | INEFC |
Responsible Party: | Eduard Alentorn-Geli, MD, INEFC |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00650715 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
WBVIGF1FM |
First Posted: | April 2, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 2, 2008 |
Last Verified: | March 2008 |
Keywords provided by Institut Nacional d'Educacio Fisica de Catalunya:
Fibromyalgia Whole-Body vibration Exercise IGF-1 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fibromyalgia Myofascial Pain Syndromes Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases |
Rheumatic Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Nervous System Diseases |