Clinical Trial

Slow Breathing and Resistance Exercise in Fibromyalgia

Study acronym: Breath-fibro
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Record status
This record was last updated February 11, 2026 (before its estimated April 2026 completion). Its status may not reflect the trial's current state.
Summary
This randomized controlled trial investigates whether slow breathing techniques influence heart rate variability, exercise self-efficacy, and resistance exercise performance in women with fibromyalgia. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three breathing conditions (slow breathing with visual pacer, slow breathing without pacer, or spontaneous breathing) before performing a biceps curl resistance exercise. The study will examine how breathing patterns interact with psychological variables (anxiety sensitivity, pain catastrophizing, pain hypervigilance, and kinesiophobia) to affect physiological and performance outcomes.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07404384
Lead Sponsor University of Malaga
Collaborators: Asociación de Pacientes de Fibromialgia y Síndrome de Fatiga Crónica de Málaga (APAFIMA), Asociación de Fibromialgia y Síndrome de Fatiga Crónica de Málaga (AFIBROMA)
Conditions Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Enrollment 159 participants
Start Date 2026-02
Primary Completion 2026-04 (estimated)
Study Completion 2027-05 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-02-11