Health Promotion for Women With Fibromyalgia

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Conditions studied: Fibromyalgia

In brief

Women with chronic disabling conditions such as fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) must manage a wide variety of disease-related, intrapersonal, and environmental demands to maintain their health and quality of life. Engaging in health-promoting behaviors is one strategy recommended to manage disease symptoms and enhance quality of life (USDHHS, 2000). The purpose of this four-year study is to refine and test a theoretically and empirically based intervention to promote the health and well being of women with the chronic disabling condition of fibromyalgia. We hypothesize that women who participate in the "Lifestyle Counts" Intervention will report more greater self-efficacy for health behaviors, more frequent health behaviors and more positive health and quality of life than women in the comparison group.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00596674

Run by

University of Texas at Austin

People needed

177

Starts

2003-07-01

Expected to finish

2008-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-04-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female
• Physician verified diagnosis of Fibromyalgia for at least 6 months, age 18 to 75,
• Able to speak and read English
• Willing to participate in 8-month intervention study

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Male
• Concurrent medical conditions (as judged by their physician) for which changes in diet and exercise would be contraindicated

Where it is running

• The University of Texas at Austin — Austin, Texas, United States

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