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Scleroderma's hidden link: could pelvic floor trouble track with weaker lungs?

NCT ID NCT07817160

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Biruni University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Scleroderma often scars the lungs, which can weaken breathing muscles and make exercise harder. Researchers want to know whether pelvic floor problems, such as incontinence or pelvic pain, go hand in hand with these lung and breathing changes. The study enrolls 67 women with scleroderma and lung involvement. Participants answer questionnaires about pelvic floor symptoms and knowledge, then take breathing tests and exercise capacity measurements. The goal is to understand whether the two sets of symptoms are connected.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If researchers find a link between pelvic floor problems and lung or breathing muscle weakness, doctors could start checking and treating pelvic floor health as part of routine scleroderma care.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-timepoint study of 67 women, so it can only show patterns, not cause and effect. The findings may not apply to men, to people with milder scleroderma, or to those without lung involvement.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 67 people

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Started

Aug 2026

Expected to finish

Oct 2026

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Women aged 18-70 years diagnosed with systemic sclerosis according to the 2013 EULAR/ACR classification criteria and with pulmonary involvement will be recruited from patients referred from the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. Participants will undergo assessment of pelvic floor dysfunction and related pulmonary and functional parameters.

Ages

18 to 70 years

Sex

Female participants only

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Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Meeting the 2013 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria for systemic sclerosis (SSc), * Having pulmonary involvement, * Being a woman aged 18-70 years Exclusion Criteria: * Having a severe chronic comorbid condition, * Having any other rheumatologic disease, * Having hearing or visual impairments, * Having a concomitant neurological, cardiovascular, or orthopedic disorder.

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Conditions

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pulmonary systemic sclerosis

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Interstitial lung disease with systemic sclerosis

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Istanbul Faculy of Medicine-Department of Pulmonary Medicine

    RECRUITING

    Istanbul, Istanbul, 34103, Turkey (Türkiye)

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