Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis seek 200 people with fibromyalgia to determine if motivational reminder telephone calls can prompt patients to exercise more regularly.
Fibromyalgia is a disease that causes pain in joints and muscles in about 5 percent of the population. Although not life-threatening, fibromyalgia can have a debilitating effect on a person’s quality of life by causing body aches, headaches, stiffness and disrupted sleep. One of the common prescriptions for the disease is exercise.
Eligible participants include fibromyalgia patients between ages 18 and 65 who have been diagnosed by a rheumatologist and who have no medical conditions that restrict participation in moderate physical activity.
The ongoing study will evaluate the effectiveness of exercise-based motivational interviewing.
Individuals interested in the study can go to
www.fibrofit.net to pre-qualify, or call Janna Hilligoss at (317) 274-1755 for more information.