Effects of Box Breathing Exercise in Patients With Fibromyalgia
ConditionFibromyalgia
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorArtvin Coruh University
About this trial
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that can cause widespread pain, sleep problems, fatigue, gastrointestinal symptoms, and reduced comfort. This study will evaluate whether box breathing exercise improves sleep quality, pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, and comfort in patients with fibromyalgia.
A total of 60 participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. Participants in the intervention group will continue their routine treatment and perform box breathing exercises for 10 minutes twice daily for 30 days. Participants in the control group will continue their routine treatment without receiving the breathing exercise. Sleep quality, pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, and comfort will be assessed at the beginning and at the end of the 30-day study period
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Aged 18 years or older
Having a diagnosis of fibromyalgia
Having a Visual Analog Scale pain score of 5 or higher
Having a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score of 5 or higher
Disqualifiers
Having a respiratory condition such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Having a communication problem that prevents participation in the study procedures or completion of the assessment tools
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Box Breathing Exercise
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov