Slow Breathing and Resistance Exercise in Fibromyalgia

Enrolling by invitation · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Syndrome

In brief

This randomized controlled trial investigates whether slow breathing techniques influence heart rate variability, exercise self-efficacy, and resistance exercise performance in women with fibromyalgia. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three breathing conditions (slow breathing with visual pacer, slow breathing without pacer, or spontaneous breathing) before performing a biceps curl resistance exercise. The study will examine how breathing patterns interact with psychological variables (anxiety sensitivity, pain catastrophizing, pain hypervigilance, and kinesiophobia) to affect physiological and performance outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT07404384
Run by: University of Malaga
People needed: 159
Starts: 2026-02-01
Expected to finish: 2027-05-01
Last updated by the study team: 2026-02-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Female sex
Age ≥ 18 years
Medical diagnosis of fibromyalgia confirmed by physician
Capacity to understand and sign informed consent form
Fluency in spoken and written Spanish

You may not qualify if…

Current or past severe mental illness or neurodegenerative disease
Current treatment for oncological pathology, degenerative disease, or terminal illness
Musculoskeletal injury contraindicating biceps curl exercise
Connective tissue disease or arthritis
Inability to perform biceps curl exercise due to physical limitations

Where it is running

Asociación de Fibromialgia y Síndrome de Fatiga Crónica de Málaga (AFIBROMA) — Málaga, Málaga, Spain
Asociación de Pacientes de Fibromialgia y Síndrome de Fatiga Crónica de Málaga (APAFIMA) — Málaga, Málaga, Spain

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