Comparison of Treadmill and Outdoor Walking in Patients With Fibromyalgia
Key facts
- Where
- Ankara, TürkiyeSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 25 and 55 years old?
Source: NCT07228897, who can take part
Where in Türkiye
- Etlik City HospitalAnkara, TürkiyeContact: Ayşe Naz Kalem Özgen, SpecialistTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorTrial details
- Who runs it
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07228897
- Record updated
- 24 February 2026
- Original description
While walking exercises performed outdoors are important within the scope of aerobic exercise, the continuity of outdoor walking exercises can be negatively affected by different weather conditions. Walking exercises performed indoors on a treadmill are a good option for patients in terms of increasing exercise continuity and patient compliance. Walking outdoors supported by a treadmill and mobile application may increase aerobic capacity and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome, as well as reduce kinesiophobia.Read full original descriptionShow less
Evaluation of the Effect of Open-Air Walking Supported by Treadmill and Mobile Application on Cardiopulmonary Function and Quality of Life in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome
While walking exercises performed outdoors are important within the scope of aerobic exercise, the continuity of outdoor walking exercises can be negatively affected by different weather conditions. Walking exercises performed indoors on a treadmill are a good option for patients in terms of increasing exercise continuity and patient compliance. Walking outdoors supported by a treadmill and mobile application may increase aerobic capacity and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome, as well as reduce kinesiophobia.
Inclusion: Be between the ages of 25 and 55; Be female; Have not engaged in regular physical activity for the past 3 months; Have been using the same medical treatment for at least 1 month prior to the study (amitriptyline, duloxetine/milnacipran, pregabalin, cyclobenzaprine); Volunteering to participate in the study; The patient's cognitive status being suitable for using a mobile application; The patient agreeing to the 'Personal Data Protection Law Information Text' in order to use the mobile application.
Exclusion: Use of different injection methods (ozone therapy, neural therapy, acupuncture, etc.) at least 3 months prior to the study or during the study period; History of cardiac or pulmonary disease; History of rheumatological disease; History of malignancy; Presence of psychiatric or neurological disease; Changes in medical treatment during the study period; Pregnancy or breastfeeding.