Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Program for Fibromyalgia Patients in a Primary Care Setting (FIBROCARE Program): A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Multicomponent, non-pharmacological therapies are the preferred first-line treatments for fibromyalgia (FM), but little is known about them in primary care settings. Our study assessed the effectiveness of the FIBROCARE Program in improving the quality of life, functional impact, mood, and pain of people with FM. Methods: We conducted a pragmatic, randomized controlled trial that was not blinded for both patients and the professionals delivering the treatments in the study groups. We compared a group receiving non-pharmacological multicomponent group therapy (MT) based on health education, physical exercise, and cognitive-behavioral therapy with another group receiving the usual clinical care. The MT group was treated in the primary care context in Cata

SUBMITTER: Caballol Angelats R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11721895 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature