NCT04563481

Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation on Scleroderma

Investigation of the Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation on Individuals With Hand-Affected Scleroderma

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istanbul University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Conditions

• Scleroderma
• Scleroderma, Systemic
• Scleroderma Associated Digital Ulcer
• Hand Rheumatism
• Physiotherapy
• Rehabilitation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Hand Therapy via Telerehabilitation	stretching exercises; all finger joints, wrist and supination-pronation direction strengthening exercises; finger and wrist functional exercises retrograde massage; starting from the distal phalanx to the elbow sensory education; desentilation training (cotton…) breathing exercises 5 days / week, 8 weeks in total * 3 days / week with physiotherapist * 2 days / week as home program 30 minutes / day 12 repetitions
OTHER	Hand Therapy by Physiotherapist	stretching exercises; all finger joints, wrist and supination-pronation direction strengthening exercises; finger and wrist functional exercises retrograde massage; starting from the distal phalanx to the elbow sensory education; desentilation training (cotton…) breathing exercises 5 days / week, 8 weeks in total * 3 days / week with physiotherapist * 2 days / week as home program 30 minutes / day 12 repetitions

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-01
• Primary completion: 2023-11-01
• Completion: 2023-12-30
• First posted: 2020-09-24
• Last updated: 2022-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)