Can picking your own exercise pace ease fibromyalgia better than pushing hard?
NCT ID NCT07734662
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether high-intensity or preferred-intensity resistance training better improves quality of life in women with fibromyalgia. Participants will complete 16 supervised sessions of each type, with a washout period in between. Researchers will measure disease impact, mood, sleep quality, and anxiety to see which approach works best.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- resistance training (high-intensity vs. preferred-intensity)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward an optimal exercise intensity for managing fibromyalgia symptoms like pain, fatigue, and sleep problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 36 women, so results may not apply to everyone. Exercise can sometimes temporarily worsen pain or fatigue.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Provision of signed informed consent to participate in the study. * Female participants aged 18 years or older. * Confirmed clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia documented by a medical report. * Not currently participating in any regular physical activity involving strength or resistance training. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of physical or cognitive conditions that impair the execution of the prescribed exercises. * Pregnancy. * Medical contraindication to physical exercise. * Engagement in physical activities such as resistance training, Pilates, swimming, calisthenics, yoga, or martial arts.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte / Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, 88080-350, Brazil
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