Investigation of the Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation on Individuals With Hand-Affected Scleroderma
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
- Enrollment
- 32
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Hand Mobility in Scleroderma (HAMIS)
Overview
Brief Summary
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 traditional physiotherapy practices.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Hand Mobility in Scleroderma (HAMIS)
Time Frame: change from baseline at 8 weeks
Hand Mobility in Scleroderma is a hand function test developed for adults who have systemic sclerosis. HAMIS consists of 9 items designed to measure all movements assessed in an ordinary range of motion-measured hand test. Each item is graded on a 0-3 scale, where 0 corresponds to normal function and 3 denotes that the individual is unable to perform the item. Each hand is assessed separately. The total score of HAMIS for each hand is 370 Sandqvist and Eklund Vol. 13, No. 6, December 2000 27, which represents a high degree of dysfunction.
Secondary Outcomes
- 9-Hole Peg Test(change from baseline at 8 weeks)
- Scleroderma Health Assessment Questionnaire (SHAQ)(change from baseline at 8 weeks)
- Semmes Weinstein Monofilaman Test(change from baseline at 8 weeks)
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)(change from baseline at 8 weeks)
Investigators
Tugba Civi Karaaslan
Research Assistant
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)