Fibromyalgia & musculoskeletal pain
The efficacy of a brief acceptance-based group intervention in a sample of female patients with fibromyalgia and comorbid obesity: a randomised controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
These findings indicate that a brief group-based ABT intervention is effective in enhancing pain acceptance, reducing pain catastrophising and kinesiophobia, and improving performance-based physical functioning.
Study context
- Population
- Female patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia (FM) and comorbid obesity
- Participants
- 180 patients
- Comparison
- Three-weekly group acceptance-based treatment plus TAU vs TAU only
- Primary endpoint
- Pain acceptance
- Follow-up
- After the interventions (T1)
Methodological detailstwo-arm, parallel
- Two-arm
- Parallel
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
- Significant improvement with acceptance-based treatment (ABT)+TAU vs TAU
Secondary outcomes
Pain catastrophising, kinesiophobia and performance-based physical functioning · after the interventions (T1)
- Significant improvements with ABT+TAU vs TAU
Pain intensity · after the interventions (T1)
- No significant difference between the two groups
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Original publication
The efficacy of a brief acceptance-based group intervention in a sample of female patients with fibromyalgia and comorbid obesity: a randomised controlled trial. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 28 June 2023. doi:10.
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