The Effect of Physical Therapy on Raynaud's Phenomenon Secondary to Systemic Sclerosis

Charité University Medicine Berlin

Status: Completed

Conditions: Systemic Sclerosis; Raynaud's Phenomenon

Treatments: Other: Deep oscillation; Other: Biofeedback

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00946738

EA 1/100/05

Details and patient eligibility

About

The effect of deep oscillation and biofeedback on Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis (SSc) remains to be determined. A prospective randomized controlled pilot study was performed in SSc patients receiving either deep oscillation, biofeedback thrice a week for four weeks or were randomized to the control group.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ACR criteria for SSc

Exclusion criteria

• acute inflammatory disease, Valentini Score>3

Trial design

28 participants in 2 patient groups

physical therapy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Biofeedback

Other: Deep oscillation

control

No Intervention group