Abstract | INTRODUCTION: OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility, effectiveness, and safety of a resistance exercise program on fatigue in patients with pSS. METHODS: This is a parallel, single-blind randomized trial. Women aged 18 years or older, diagnosed with pSS according to the American-European criteria, were included. We randomized 59 participants to a resistance training group (RT) or a control group (CG). Participants in the RT group performed a 16-week resistance exercise program. The sessions consisted of three sets of resistance exercises (10 repetitions each) at 60 to 80% of 1 repetition maximum, designed to improve whole-body strength. The participants in the CG received their usual pharmacological treatment and instructions regarding disease control, pain management, sleep hygiene, and activities of daily living. To compare intergroup and intragroup variability, a one-factor repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used. RESULTS: RT effectively improved fatigue, pain, functional capacity, emotional aspects, vitality, and subjective perception of disease activity by the patient. No between-group differences were found in the ESSPRI mental score, ESSDAI, SF-36-Physical Aspects, SF-36-General Health, SF-36-Social aspects, and SF-36-Mental Health after the training period. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Luciana Paula Dardin, Ana Beatriz Andreo Garcia, Paulo Alexandre Minali, Ana Carolina Pereira Nunes Pinto, Virginia Fertnandes Moça Trevisani |
Journal | Clinical rheumatology
(Clin Rheumatol)
Vol. 41
Issue 4
Pg. 1145-1152
(Apr 2022)
ISSN: 1434-9949 [Electronic] Germany |
PMID | 34748096
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Copyright | © 2021. International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR). |
Topics |
- Activities of Daily Living
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Fatigue
(complications, therapy)
- Female
- Humans
- Resistance Training
- Severity of Illness Index
- Single-Blind Method
- Sjogren's Syndrome
(drug therapy, therapy)
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