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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN65116271
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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A randomised controlled trial of exercise prescription on Fibromyalgia (The Fibromyalgia Intervention Trial:- FIT)
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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FIT
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Serial number at source
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REC00109
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Study hypothesis
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To evaluate the efficacy of a class based exercise prescription program for fibromyalgia (FM). The assessment was performed by a randomised controlled trial comparing the active treatment of graded aerobic fitness exercise to a control treatment of relaxation and flexibility.
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Lay summary
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Fibromyalgia
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Fibromyalgia
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Inability to attend classes
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Anticipated start date
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30/09/1998
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Anticipated end date
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30/12/2000
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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132 (added 12/01/10, see publication)
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Interventions
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1. Graded aerobic fitness programme (intervention)
2. Programme of relaxation and flexibility
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Participants' self assessment of improvement, tender point count, impact of condition measured by fibromyalgia impact questionnaire, and short form McGill pain questionnaire.
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Sources of funding
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NHS Executive London (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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2002 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12142304
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Contact name
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Dr
Selwyn
Richards
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Address
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Kings Healthcare NHS Trust
Dept of Rheumatology
Poole NHS Trust
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City/town
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Poole
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Zip/Postcode
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BH15 2JB
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)20 7346 6195
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Email
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selwyn.richards@kcl.ac.uk
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Sponsor
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NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
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Address
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The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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SW1A 2NL
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)20 7307 2622
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Fax
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+44 (0)20 7307 2623
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Email
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.doh.gov.uk
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Date applied
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23/01/2004
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Last edited
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12/01/2010
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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23/01/2004
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