Table 2 General Characteristics of Studies.
Reference | N | Age (Years) | Gender (F/M) | Duration FM (Years) | Exercise Intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Da Costa et al. (2005)[8] | Ex: 39 Con (usual care): 40 | Ex: 49.2 ± 8.7 Con: 52.3 ± 10.8 | F | Ex:10.5 ± 8.4 Con: 11.2 ± 7.6 | 12 weeks home-based aerobic exercise, 60-120 min/week, 60-85% MHR; strengthening & stretching; compliance to aerobic exercise, 65.9% |
Gowans et al.(2001)[9] | Ex: 27 Con (usual care): 23 | Ex: 44.6 ± 8.7 Con: 49.8 ± 7.3 | F (88%)/M | Ex: 9.6 ± 8.6 Con: 8.4 ± 7.6 | 23 weeks supervised, facility-based aerobic exercise, 3×/wk, 20 min/day, 60-75% MHR; compliance, 67%. |
King et al. 2002)[10] | Ex: 46 Con (attention control): 39 | Ex: 45.2 ± 9.4 Con: 47.3 ± 7.3 | F | Ex: 7.8 ± 6.1 Con: 9.6 ± 7.9 | 12 weeks supervised, facility-based aerobic ex, 3×/wk, 10-40 min/day, 75%MHR |
Kingsley et al. (2005)[11] | Ex: 15 Con (usual care): 14 | Ex: 45 ± 9 Con: 47 ± 4 | F | Ex: 9 ± 10 Con: 7 ± 5 | 12 weeks strength training, 11 ex, 2×/wk, 1 set, 8-12 reps, 40-80% 1RM |
Munguia-Izquierdo & Legaz-Arrese (2007)[12] | Ex: 29 Con (usual care): 24 | Ex: 50 ± 7 Con: 46 ± 8 | F | Ex: 14 ± 10 Con: 14 ± 9 | 16 weeks supervised, facility-based ex, 3×/wk; strengthening (1-3 sets, 8-15 reps, 8-10 ex); aerobic (20-30 min, 50-80% MHR); compliance ≥ 75% |
Schachter et al. (2003)[13] | Ex (sb): 56 Ex: (lb): 51 Con (monthly small group meetings to discuss fibromyalgia): 36 | Ex (sb): 41.9 ± 8.6 Ex: (lb): 41.3 ± 8.7 Con: 42.5 ± 6.7 | F | Ex (sb): 8.6 ± 6.0 Ex (lb): 8.8 ± 6.2 Con: 8.8 ± 5.0 | 16 weeks home-based, low-impact aerobic ex; short bout, 2×/day, 3×/wk, 5-15 min/session, 40-75% HRR; long bout, 1×/day, 3×/wk, 10-30 min/session, 40-75% HRR |
Tomas-Carus et al. (2007) [14] | Ex: 17 Con (usual care): 17 | Ex: 51 ± 10 Con: 51 ± 9 | F | Ex: 24 ± 9 Con: 19 ± 8 | 12 weeks, supervised, facility-based aerobic and strengthening ex, 3×/wk; aerobic, 20 min/day, 65-75% MHR; compliance >95% |
- Notes: Description of groups and subjects from each study limited to those that met the inclusion criteria; N, number of subjects; age reported as mean (
) ± standard deviation (SD); F, females; M, males; Ex, Exercise; Con, Control; FM, fibromyalgia; MHR, maximum heart rate; 1RM, one-repetition maximum; HRR, heart rate reserve; lb, long bout; sb, short bout; min, minutes; wk, week; reps, repetitions.
) ± standard deviation (SD); F, females; M, males; Ex, Exercise; Con, Control; FM, fibromyalgia; MHR, maximum heart rate; 1RM, one-repetition maximum; HRR, heart rate reserve; lb, long bout; sb, short bout; min, minutes; wk, week; reps, repetitions.