systemic sclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
Systemic sclerosis patients with impaired hand blood circulation wear a disposable warmer on the neck, elbow and wrist for 1 week, respectively.
Sponsors
Osaka University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are visiting to Osaka University Medical School hospital. 2. Over 20 years old and under 80 years. 3. Systemic scleroderma patients who satisfy the scleroderma diagnostic criteria (1980) of American Society of Rheumatology. 4. Patients who can agree in sentence to the document and verbal explanation. 5. Patients satisfying the above criteria and judged appropriate by the researcher.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients complicated with chronic diseases and infectious diseases accompanied by fever. 2.Patients with diabetes mellitus. 3.Patients with skin disorder other than scleroderma in the worn area of the body. 4.Patients who can not detach / attach the device by herself. 5.Patients with peripheral neuropathy or patients who have been diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy (eg, cervical spondylosis, carpal tunnel syndrome). 6.Patients who are judged inappropriate by the researcher.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analog scale data of subjective evaluation against Raynaud's phenomenon | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactAkane Watanabe
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Thermo-therapeutics for Vascular dysfunction
Outcome results
None listed