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A meta-analysis of fibromyalgia treatment interventions

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Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate and compare the efficacy of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Methods: This meta-analysis of 49 fibromyalgia treatment outcome studies assessed the efficacy of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment across four types of outcome measures—physical status, self-report of FMS symptoms, psychological status, and daily functioning. Results: After controlling for study design, antidepressants resulted in improvements on physical status and self-report of FMS symptoms. All nonpharmacological treatments were associated with significant improvements in all four categories of outcome measures with the exception that physically-based treatment (primarily exercise) did not significantly improve daily functioning. When compared, nonpharmacological treatment appears to be more efficacious in improving self-report of FMS symptoms than pharmacological treatment alone. A similar trend was suggested for functional measures. Conclusion: The optimal intervention for FMS would include nonpharmacological treatments, specifically exercise and cognitive-behavioral therapy, in addition to appropriate medication management as needed for sleep and pain symptoms.

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    Lynn A. Rossy M.A., Susan P. Buckelew Ph.D., Kristofer J. Hagglund Ph.D., Julian F. Thayer Ph.D., Matthew J. McIntosh M.A., John E. Hewett Ph.D. & Jane C. Johnson M.A.

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Preparation of this manuscript was supported in part by grants from the National Institute of Health (DHHS 1 T32 HD 07460-02) and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (H133B30039-96).

The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of Christy Mueller in coding studies for this analysis.

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Rossy, L.A., Buckelew, S.P., Dorr, N. et al. A meta-analysis of fibromyalgia treatment interventions. ann. behav. med. 21, 180–191 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02908299

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