Brain workouts + pilates: a new hope for fibromyalgia fog?
NCT ID NCT07141550
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether adding special brain exercises to online Pilates classes can improve memory, attention, and pain in women with fibromyalgia. Thirty women will do Pilates twice a week for 8 weeks, with some also doing kinesthetic brain exercises. Researchers will measure thinking skills, pain, fatigue, and quality of life before and after the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- kinesthetic brain exercises and telerehabilitation-based Pilates
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, home-based way to improve thinking, pain, and daily function for women with fibromyalgia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 30 participants and no control group, so results may not be widely applicable. The exercises may not provide significant benefits.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * • Individuals aged 18-65 * Volunteering * Female * Individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia according to the 2016 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria * Possessing the necessary infrastructure (internet) and equipment (smartphone, tablet, or computer) for telerehabilitation Exclusion Criteria: * • Having a severe reading comprehension problem * Having a severe vision or hearing problem * Being pregnant * Having an active infection * Having a neurological or orthopedic problem that prevents mobility * Having any rheumatic disease other than fibromyalgia * Having cancer * Having undergone major surgery within the last 6 months * Individuals with psychiatric or cognitive disorders that would prevent measurements from being taken in the study
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