Efficacy of the association of district specific and global rehabilitative techniques tailored for systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients

The rehabilitation of systemic sclerosis: efficacy of the association of district specific and global rehabilitative techniques - a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN54093934

Enrollment

Registered

2008-12-23

Start date

2007-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) Musculoskeletal Diseases Systemic sclerosis

Interventions

20 SSc patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to Group A or Group B: Group A (10 patients) was treated for a 9-week period (twice a week, 1 hour per session) with an individualised rehabilitati

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of systemic sclerosis according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria 2. Facial skin score greater than 1 3. SSc hand involvement 4. No age limits

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Hand and face involvement: 1. Hand Mobility in Scleroderma (HAMIS) test 2. Cochin Functional Hand Scale 3. Water Volumetric Test 4. Mouth functionality 5. Hand range of motion	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in disability and quality of life, assessed by the 36-item Short Form (SF-36) Health Survey and the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ).	—

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026