Telerehabilitation on Hand-Affected Scleroderma

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Telerehabilitation Approach on Individuals with Hand-Affected Scleroderma

Detailed Description
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The effects of exercises performed by telerehabilitation on individuals with hand-affected scleroderma on range of motion, grip strength, function, sensation, daily life activities and general health will be compared with the effects of home-exercises. Firstly, the evaluation results will be published; and after all data are collected, the results will be published.

Official Title
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Telerehabilitation Approach on Individuals With Hand-Affected Scleroderma

Conditions
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Hand Rheumatism, Scleroderma, Scleroderma, Systemic, Scleroderma Associated Digital Ulcer, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Hand Therapy via Telerehabilitation
* Other: Hand Therapy via home-exercises


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Having been diagnosed with scleroderma Stability of medical treatments To be able to adapt to the exercises Exclusion Criteria: The patient has a history of neurological disease or trauma that may affect his symptoms Systemic involvement that affects the treatment process Being in the active phase of the disease

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 55 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Telerehabilitation<br>Stretching and strengthening exercises, functional exercises, massage techniques, sensory training and breathing exercises will be applied to the patients via telerehabilitation for 3 sessions per week. | Other: Hand Therapy via Telerehabilitation<br>* Hand Therapy via Telerehabilitation<br>|
| Experimental: Home-exercises<br>Stretching and strengthening exercises, functional exercises, massage techniques, sensory training and breathing exercises will be applied by their own at home for 3 sessions per week. | Other: Hand Therapy via home-exercises<br>* Hand Therapy via home-exercises<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br>They will have no intervention for 8 weeks. After the period, they will do home exercises. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hand Mobility in Scleroderma (HAMIS) | Hand Mobility in Scleroderma is a hand function test developed for adults who have systemic sclerosis. HAMIS consists of 9 items designed to measure all movements assessed in an ordinary range of motion-measured hand test. Each item is graded on a 0-3 scale, where 0 corresponds to normal function and 3 denotes that the individual is unable to perform the item. Each hand is assessed separately. The total score of HAMIS for each hand is 370 Sandqvist and Eklund Vol. 13, No. 6, December 2000 27, which represents a high degree of dysfunction. | change from baseline at 8 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 9-Hole Peg Test | It is used to evaluate patients' hand and finger skills. The pegboard is placed in the middle of the body. It is desirable that 9 wooden pins be placed randomly in the 9-hole wooden block as fast as possible, and then the pins are removed from the wooden block and placed in the storage compartment one by one. These times are measured and recorded with a stopwatch. A total of 20 seconds or more is considered a loss of skill. | change from baseline at 8 weeks | 
| Scleroderma Health Assessment Questionnaire (SHAQ) | The Scleroderma Health Assessment Questionnaire is a measurement tool for evaluating function in individuals with systemic scleroderma and has been used in a number of countries. SHAQ is made up of 20 items distributed among eight domains and has five additional domains that assess dysfunctions caused by the symptoms of systemic scleroderma. For this, five visual analogue scales (VASs) are used. The scores on these scales are converted to subscores ranging from 0 to 3 points. The overall score of the questionnaire is the sum of each of the five VAS subscores and the scores for the eight domains, divided by 13. Lower score indicates better health status. | change from baseline at 8 weeks | 
| Semmes Weinstein Monofilaman Test | The severity of pain and paresthesia symptoms of the patients will be assessed using the 10 cm Visual Analogue Scale. Before the assessment, patients instruct that 0 for no symptoms, 10 represents the most severe pain that could be felt and should mark the point that best describes the symptom. The patient's rest, activity and night pain in the last week will be questioned separately. To evaluate the paresthesia, the most severe paresthesia felt by the patient in the last 1 week will be questioned and it will be asked to mark the place that best expresses paresthesia on the scale. Marked points measure by a ruler and record in centimeters. | change from baseline at 8 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Systemic sclerosis, Scleroderma, Telerehabilitation, Hand therapy