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Rehabilitation Program in Patients With Scleroderma

NCT05041868 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 104

Last updated 2023-08-08

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Summary

Scleroderma (or Systemic Sclerosis - SSc) is one of the most neglected diseases worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. In the adult population with SS, the systemic effects of the disease, such as respiratory and peripheral muscle dysfunction, cause a decrease in quality of life. As a consequence, there is a concern about functional rehabilitation, since the aging of this population is already a reality. Thus, the objective of this project is to evaluate the effects of functional rehabilitation on functional capacity and quality of life in women over 18 years of SS. In this longitudinal intervention study, patients will be submitted to a three-month rehabilitation program. Before and after the intervention, patients will be submitted to the following assessments: Cochin Hand Functional Scale (CHFS), Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36); Scleroderma Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (SHAQ-DI); lung function; lung ultrasound; handgrip; Glittre Activities of Daily Living test. Thus, it is expected that patients with SS will benefit significantly, with a consequent improvement in musculoskeletal function and , functional capacity and health-related quality of life.

Conditions

  • Scleroderma
  • System; Sclerosis
  • Muscle Strain
  • Physical Disability
  • Quality of Life
  • Exercise

Interventions

OTHER

Treatment

After a physical therapy evaluation, the patient underwent a booklet-guided physical exercise program that lasted three months (3 times per week with a duration of 60 minutes per session). Activities included overall stretching and strengthening (flexion, extension, adduction and abduction movements) and muscular endurance exercises (exercises involving open and closed kinetic chains), along with aerobic conditioning using a functional circuit. The patient was evaluated at 2 different timepoints (baseline and after treatment). The physiotherapist contacted the patient by phone weekly to follow the progression of the treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-15
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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