The Effect of Physical Therapy on Raynaud's Phenomenon Secondary to Systemic Sclerosis

Charite University, Berlin, Germany28 enrolled

Overview

The effect of deep oscillation and biofeedback on Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis (SSc) remains to be determined. A prospective randomized controlled pilot study was performed in SSc patients receiving either deep oscillation, biofeedback thrice a week for four weeks or were randomized to the control group.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Enrollment

Conditions

Raynaud's Phenomenon Systemic Sclerosis

Interventions

BiofeedbackOTHER

Biofeedback training as behaviour treatment was performed thrice weekly for 4 week.

Deep oscillationOTHER

Deep oscillation providing a pulsing electromagnetic field was performed thrice weekly for 4 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ACR criteria for SSc Exclusion Criteria: * acute inflammatory disease, Valentini Score\>3

Locations (1)

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Charité University Hospital Berlin

Berlin, 10117, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

RP score , measured by a visual analogue scale (VAS)

Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

ulceration of the skin and general disease symptoms using analogous VAS-scores

Time frame: 12 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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