Fibromyalgia is a common chronic pain pathology with an incidence of 4. An open, randomized clinical trial of patients with fibromyalgia comparing an immediate vs.
Randomization was in blocks of four, stratified by center, severity of fibromyalgia and previous spa therapy. Patients continued usual treatment. The intention-to-treat analysis included and patients in the intervention and control groups, respectively. There was also a significant improvement in pain, fatigue, and symptom severity secondary outcomes in the intervention group but not for generic quality of life QOL , sleep or physical activity. None of the 33 serious adverse events reported by 25 patients were related to the spa therapy.
Our results demonstrate the benefit of spa treatment in patients with fibromyalgia. The results showed a clinically significant improvement at 6 months for those who received immediate therapy which was maintained up to 12 months.
Keywords: Fibromyalgia; pain measurement; patient satisfaction; spa treatment; treatment outcome. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Abstract Fibromyalgia is a common chronic pain pathology with an incidence of 4. Associated data ClinicalTrials.
