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Exercise for Musculoskeletal Disease

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Marie K Hoeger Bement, PT, PhD
Research Sponsored by Marquette University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up before, during, and up to 7-days after performance of exercise.
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial investigates how light arm exercises affect pain in people with and without fibromyalgia. Participants will do different types of light exercises and their pain levels will be measured. The goal is to find out which exercises help reduce pain and how factors like body composition and physical activity influence this.

Eligible Conditions
  • Musculoskeletal Disease
  • Fibromyalgia

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~7 to 14 days after enrollment.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 7 to 14 days after enrollment. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
American College of Rheumatology Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia
Baseline Fat Mass
Baseline Lean Mass
+11 more
Secondary study objectives
Baseline sensory threshold assessed with von Frey monofilaments
Baseline voluntary muscle activation of the biceps muscle
Change from Baseline Blood Pressure to immediately after performance of exercise.
+5 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Isometric ExerciseExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Submaximal isometric resistance exercise of the arm.
Group II: Dynamic ExerciseExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Submaximal dynamic resistance exercise of the arm.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)NIH
362 Previous Clinical Trials
412,365 Total Patients Enrolled
Marquette UniversityLead Sponsor
63 Previous Clinical Trials
200,350 Total Patients Enrolled
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)NIH
2,054 Previous Clinical Trials
2,731,535 Total Patients Enrolled
~11 spots leftby Nov 2025