systemic sclerosis women usually report problems such as stress/depression, fatigue, not deep sleep. complementary therapies may improve the reported problems in those patients
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
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).
Cairo Unoversity
Giza, Egypt
RECRUITINGcortisol
a hormone that is usually represents as a stress hormone
Time frame: 12 weeks
systolic blood pressure
it will be measured by sphygmomanometer
Time frame: 12 weeks
diastolic blood pressure
it will be measured by sphygmomanometer
Time frame: 12 weeks
pulse rate
rate of pulse per minute
Time frame: 12 weeks
respiratory rate
rate of respiration per minute
Time frame: 12 weeks
Patient Health Questionnaire
it contains eight questions. it will used to assess depression
Time frame: 12 weeks
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale
a psychological questionnaire used to assess psychological satus
Time frame: 12 weeks
fatigue using visual analogue scale
it will be measured using visual analogue scale
Time frame: 12 weeks
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
it will measured the sleeping quality of females
Time frame: 12 weeks
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