NCT04214925

Effectiveness of Tai Chi Exercise Program in Scleroderma Patients

Investigation of the Effectiveness of Tai Chi Exercise Program on Trunk Endurance, Balance, Sleep, Fatigue, Anxiety and Depression in Scleroderma Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pamukkale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Because of multiple system involvement, patients with Scleroderma have complaints such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, functional limitations, skin deformations, pain, swollen hands and joint pain. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of Tai Chi exercise program on trunk endurance, balance, sleep, fatigue, anxiety and depression in patients with scleroderma.

Detailed description

In the study, which will be planned as a randomized controlled parallel group, the effects of Tai Chi in SS patients are compared with the home exercise group. Evaluations before and after the treatment will make by a physiotherapist. Training of Tai Chi will supervised by an experienced and certified physiotherapist. Lateral Bridge Test , Berg Balance Scale, Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index , Fatigue Severity Scale and Fatigue Impact Scale , Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale will be used evaluation before and after training.

Conditions

• Tai Chi

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Tai Chi	Home exercises will include warm-up and cool-down exercises, stretching for shoulder, hamstring and erector spinae muscles, strengthening exercises for abdominal and back muscles.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-04-15
• Primary completion: 2019-06-20
• Completion: 2019-06-28
• First posted: 2020-01-02
• Last updated: 2020-01-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)