Telerehabilitation on Hand-Affected Scleroderma

Istanbul University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rehabilitation; Scleroderma Associated Digital Ulcer; Hand Rheumatism; Scleroderma, Systemic; Physiotherapy; Scleroderma

Treatments: Other: Hand Therapy via home-exercises; Other: Hand Therapy via Telerehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04684225

ISTANBULC2

Details and patient eligibility

About

Telerehabilitation Approach on Individuals with Hand-Affected Scleroderma

Full description

The effects of exercises performed by telerehabilitation on individuals with hand-affected scleroderma on range of motion, grip strength, function, sensation, daily life activities and general health will be compared with the effects of home-exercises.

Firstly, the evaluation results will be published; and after all data are collected, the results will be published.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having been diagnosed with scleroderma
• Stability of medical treatments
• To be able to adapt to the exercises

Exclusion criteria

• The patient has a history of neurological disease or trauma that may affect his symptoms
• Systemic involvement that affects the treatment process
• Being in the active phase of the disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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42 participants in 3 patient groups

Telerehabilitation

Experimental group

Description:

Stretching and strengthening exercises, functional exercises, massage techniques, sensory training and breathing exercises will be applied to the patients via telerehabilitation for 3 sessions per week.

Treatment:

Other: Hand Therapy via Telerehabilitation

Home-exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Stretching and strengthening exercises, functional exercises, massage techniques, sensory training and breathing exercises will be applied by their own at home for 3 sessions per week.

Treatment:

Other: Hand Therapy via home-exercises

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

They will have no intervention for 8 weeks. After the period, they will do home exercises.