Systemic Sclerosis
Conditions
Brief summary
systemic sclerosis women usually report problems such as stress/depression, fatigue, not deep sleep. complementary therapies may improve the reported problems in those patients
Detailed description
the assignment of females with systemic sclerosis (n= forty females) to two equal groups. the group will contain 20 females. the first group will receive tele-supervised Diaphragmatic Respiratory Exercise ( applied at the homes of the females two times per the day, at the morning and at the evening, twenty minutes for every time, the sessions will be applied daily for 3 months in all females). the females in the second group will be waiting-list control females.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTele-supervised diaphragmatic respiratory exercise
the group will contain 20 females. the females will receive tele-supervised Diaphragmatic Respiratory Exercise ( applied at the homes of the females two times per the day, at the morning and at the evening, twenty minutes for every time, the sessions will be applied daily for 3 months in all females).
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* systemic sclerosis women (40 females)
Exclusion criteria
* obesity * thoracic diseases * heart disease * females with mental diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cortisol | 12 weeks | a hormone that is usually represents as a stress hormone |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fatigue using visual analogue scale | 12 weeks | it will be measured using visual analogue scale |
| systolic blood pressure | 12 weeks | it will be measured by sphygmomanometer |
| diastolic blood pressure | 12 weeks | it will be measured by sphygmomanometer |
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | 12 weeks | it will measured the sleeping quality of females |
| respiratory rate | 12 weeks | rate of respiration per minute |
| Patient Health Questionnaire | 12 weeks | it contains eight questions. it will used to assess depression |
| Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale | 12 weeks | a psychological questionnaire used to assess psychological satus |
| pulse rate | 12 weeks | rate of pulse per minute |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactAli Ismail, lecturer
Backup Contactahmed elfahl, Lecturer
Outcome results
None listed