Personalized exercise coaching for fibromyalgia: a tiny trial that never got off the ground
NCT ID NCT03895086
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if a personalized physical activity program, with one face-to-face session followed by phone coaching, could improve quality of life for people with fibromyalgia compared to standard group exercise classes. The trial was terminated after enrolling only one participant, so no meaningful results were obtained. The approach remains untested.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- physical activity program
- What this could lead to
- If it had succeeded, it could have pointed toward a more effective way to manage fibromyalgia symptoms through personalized exercise coaching.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated after enrolling only one person, so no reliable conclusions can be drawn. The approach may not work for everyone or may be too difficult to implement widely.
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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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1 person
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Finished
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Jan 2021
- 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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Anyone
- 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: * Major patient * Patient whose FIQ ≤ 59/100 * Patient who can be followed for 12 months in the CETD * Patient able to follow the adaptated physical activities proposed by "Siel Bleu", on the physical and organizational level * Patient with a smartphone and/or a computer (mac/pc) with an internet connection allowing the use of a tracking application linked to the activity tracker * Patient with the ability to understand protocol and consenting to participate in this study * Patient benefiting from a social cover Exclusion Criteria: * Patient participating in an interventional trial within 3 months of enrollment * Pregnant or lactating woman, or having the possibility to procreate without effective contraception * Patient minor, under guardianship, curators or deprived of liberty * Patient unable to follow the protocol, according to the judgment of the investigator, or refusing to use of digital applications * Patient with contraindications to physical activity * Patient having already followed the physical activities proposed by 'Siel Bleu"
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Départemental Vendée
La Roche-sur-Yon, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Nantes, France
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