Hand Disability In Systemic Sclerosis - Digital Ulcers

Pamukkale University

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Digital Ulcer; Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06658470

SSc Validity and Reliability

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to examine the Turkish validity and reliability of the Hand Disability in Systemic Sclerosis - Digital Ulcers Questionnaire (HDISS-DU) in individuals with Systemic Sclerosis.

Enrollment: 72 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with SSc by a rheumatologist
• Being 18 years of age or older

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of neurological disease
• Presence of any orthopedic problem that would affect functionality
• Presence of a history of orthopedic surgery
• Inability to speak or understand Turkish fluently
• Presence of a psychiatric disease that would affect cooperation
• Severe neurological disease that would affect hand functions (peripheral nerve lesion, trauma, operation, cerebrovascular accident)
• Heart failure and lung pathology that would affect daily living activities