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Mindfulness-based Rehabilitation in a University Museum Setting to Reduce Pain and Improve Quality of Life in Women With Fibromyalgia: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Sponsor: G. d'Annunzio University
Summary
This research study aims to investigate whether art and integrative medicine, within a unique setting like a university museum, can offer a new approach to help women suffering from fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition causing widespread pain and other symptoms such as fatigue and sleep disturbances. The question this study seeks to answer is: Is an 8-week rehabilitation program, based on mindfulness and body awareness techniques, conducted at the University Museum of the G. d'Annunzio University, effective in reducing pain and improving the quality of life (physical and mental well-being) and coping abilities in female fibromyalgia patients? Participants will be randomly assigned to either receive this program in the museum or to a control group.
Official title: Art as a Therapeutic Tool in the Rehabilitation of Patients With Fibromyalgia: the University Museum as a Setting for an Integrative Medicine Program - a Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
44
Start Date
2025-11-27
Completion Date
2026-04-30
Last Updated
2025-12-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Integrated Rehabilitation Program at the University Museum
This intervention consists of an 8-week integrated rehabilitation program, with weekly 60-minute sessions, conducted at the University Museum. The program includes mindfulness techniques, conscious breathing exercises, body scan meditation, mindfulness walking within the museum's exhibition spaces, specific stretching and mobilization techniques, and gratitude and recognition exercises, all framed by the artistic and cultural context of the museum. The museum environment is utilized as a therapeutic setting to amplify the benefits of the behavioral techniques.
CARES treatment
Participants in the control arm will receive the same mindfulness-based integrated rehabilitation program delivered at the CARES University Center. The intervention consists of eight weekly 60-minute sessions including breathing awareness, body scan, mindful walking, and guided mindfulness exercises. This program mirrors the structure and duration of the museum-based intervention but takes place in a conventional rehabilitation setting.
Locations (2)
CARES - Centro per la Disabilità, la Riabilitazione e Medicina dello Sport - University Center
Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy
Museo Universitario UD'A
Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy