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A randomized controlled trial of qigong for fibromyalgia

Overview of attention for article published in Arthritis Research & Therapy, August 2012
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Title
A randomized controlled trial of qigong for fibromyalgia
Published in
Arthritis Research & Therapy, August 2012
DOI 10.1186/ar3931
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Authors

Mary Lynch, Jana Sawynok, Chok Hiew, Dana Marcon

Abstract

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Fibromyalgia is difficult to treat and requires the use of multiple approaches. This study is a randomized controlled trial of qigong compared with a wait-list control group in fibromyalgia. METHODS: One hundred participants were randomly assigned to immediate or delayed practice groups, with the delayed group receiving training at the end of the control period. Qigong training (level 1 Chaoyi Fanhuan Qigong, CFQ), given over three half-days, was followed by weekly review/practice sessions for eight weeks; participants were also asked to practice at home for 45 to 60 minutes per day for this interval. Outcomes were pain, impact, sleep, physical function and mental function, and these were recorded at baseline, eight weeks, four months and six months. Immediate and delayed practice groups were analyzed individually compared to the control group, and as a combination group. RESULTS: In both the immediate and delayed treatment groups, CFQ demonstrated significant improvements in pain, impact, sleep, physical function and mental function when compared to the wait-list/usual care control group at eight weeks, with benefits extending beyond this time. Analysis of combined data indicated significant changes for all measures at all times for six months, with only one exception. Post-hoc analysis based on self-reported practice times indicated greater benefit with the per protocol group compared to minimal practice. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that CFQ, a particular form of qigong, provides long-term benefits in several core domains in fibromyalgia. CFQ may be a useful adjuvant self-care treatment for fibromyalgia. TRIAL REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov NCT00938834.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Unknown 176 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 25 14%
Student > Master 21 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 14 8%
Researcher 10 6%
Other 26 15%
Unknown 63 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 39 22%
Nursing and Health Professions 27 15%
Psychology 14 8%
Sports and Recreations 10 6%
Neuroscience 6 3%
Other 15 8%
Unknown 66 37%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 48. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 April 2021.
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