fibromyalgia; pain; somatosensory training; tactile discrimination; Humans; Female; Middle Aged; Pilot Projects; Male; Adult; Mobile Applications; Pain Measurement; Fibromyalgia/rehabilitation; Fibromyalgia/physiopathology; Feasibility Studies; Effect size; Home-based; Pilot studies; Self-training; Somatosensory; Training program; Analytical Chemistry; Information Systems; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Biochemistry; Instrumentation; Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Abstract :
[en] People with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) may have difficulty attending rehabilitation sessions. We investigated the feasibility (adherence and satisfaction) of implementing an 8-week home-based somatosensory, entirely remote, self-training programme using the TrainPain smartphone app in people with FMS. The secondary aim was to evaluate the effect on pain symptoms. The training was performed 15 min/day, 7 days/week for 8 weeks. Participants identified the number of vibrations emitted by vibrotactile pods positioned on the most painful site and the contralateral side of the body. They completed the Brief Pain Inventory before, during (4 weeks), and at the end of the 8-week programme. At 8 weeks, they also rated satisfaction and the overall perceived change. The app recorded session completion. Of the 34 individuals recruited, 29 (mean, age 46 [SD] 9 years; 27 women; median duration of symptoms 7 [5;10] years) completed all assessments. Participants completed 75% of sessions and rated the programme easy-to-use and enjoyable, 94% would recommend the programme, and 38% reported a very strong improvement at 8 weeks. Pain intensity reduced from pre to post (effect size 0.77), as did interference (effect size 0.7 to 1.17). This treatment could be a useful addition to a multidisciplinary, multicomponent approach to FMS.
Disciplines :
Orthopedics, rehabilitation & sports medicine
Author, co-author :
Demoulin, Christophe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des Sciences de l'activité physique et de la réadaptation > Kinésithérapie spécifique et réadaptation motrice ; Faculty of Motor Sciences, Université Catholique de Louvain-La-Neuve, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Costes, Chloé; Department of Physical Activity and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium
Sadok, Mélanie; Department of Physical Activity and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium
Grosdent, Stéphanie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des Sciences de l'activité physique et de la réadaptation
Kaux, Jean-François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des Sciences de l'activité physique et de la réadaptation > Médecine physique, réadaptation et traumatologie du sport
Vanderthommen, Marc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des Sciences de l'activité physique et de la réadaptation > Kinésithérapie spécifique et réadaptation motrice
Language :
English
Title :
Feasibility of an 8-Week Home-Based Sensory Perception Training Game for People with Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Study.
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