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The Effects of Telerehabilitation Based Exercise Program in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

NCT05078749 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2021-10-14

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Summary

Systemic Sclerosis (Ssc) is a rare, systemic autoimmune disease characterized by skin fibrosis and vasculopathy. In addition to the skin, it is a heterogeneous disease that affects multiple organs, including the musculoskeletal, cardiac, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal systems. Patients may experience many symptoms such as pain, fatigue, dyspnea, impaired hand function, dry mouth, and difficulty sleeping. As a result of these symptoms, these patients may experience a decrease in activities of daily living, physical activity level and quality of life, while psychological problems such as anxiety and depression may increase. In addition to medical treatment, rehabilitation programs for the patient are an important part of treatment to eliminate or reduce these symptoms and their consequences.

Many problems such as time and resource constraints, transportation problems prevent access and compliance with the rehabilitation program. Also; For the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic that emerged in Wuhan, China in 2019, many countries have implemented many practices such as social distance, mandatory quarantine and transportation restrictions in order to better control the spread of the virus. Many people with SSc are at risk of serious complications from COVID-19 if infected due to lung involvement (\>40% have interstitial lung disease) and widespread use of immunosuppressant drugs. Most countries have recommended that people with medical conditions such as SSc undergo strict isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, patients' access to the rehabilitation program became more difficult in this process. In addition, social isolation due to the COVID-19 outbreak may increase physical inactivity and cause complications that may develop accordingly.

When the literature was examined, no studies were found showing the effect of telerehabilitation program on anxiety depression, physical activity, sleep, fatigue and quality of life in patients with SSc.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise training group

A regular advanced exercise program will be given and followed.

OTHER

Control training group

Basic exercises will be given at the beginning and will do the same exercises

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gazi University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Deran OSKAY, Prof · Gazi University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-01
Primary Completion
2021-12-01
Completion
2022-10-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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