Web-Based workouts show promise for fibromyalgia relief
NCT ID NCT07665411
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a 16-session web-based resistance training program for people with fibromyalgia. Researchers measured balance, muscle performance, and symptoms in 13 adults. The goal was to see if a home-based exercise program could improve physical function and ease fibromyalgia symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- web-based resistance training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a convenient, home-based exercise option to help improve muscle function and reduce symptoms in people with fibromyalgia.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small study with only 13 participants and no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The program's effectiveness needs confirmation in larger trials.
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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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13 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- 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: * medical diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria * at least 18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * severe comorbidity or any other type of condition that negatively influences participation in the training program,; * cognitive disorders * heart problems * surgeries or fractures in the last 6 months * pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Beira Interior
Covilha, Castelo Branco District, 6230-001, Portugal
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