Could a Mind-Body exercise program ease scleroderma symptoms?
NCT ID NCT07292961
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a structured exercise program called BETY, which focuses on the whole person (body, mind, and social factors), in 48 children and adults with scleroderma. Participants will either do the BETY program for 3 months or follow a home exercise routine. The goal is to see if BETY improves skin health, movement, and overall well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cognitive Exercise Therapy Approach (BETY) - a structured exercise program based on the biopsychosocial model
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a safe, non-drug way to improve physical function, skin health, and quality of life for people with scleroderma.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with only 48 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercise program requires commitment, and benefits may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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7 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
\*For a child diagnosed with scleroderma\* Inclusion Criteria: * Cases diagnosed with scleroderma, * Cases aged 7-18 years will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Advanced heart/lung/liver/kidney disease, neurological disease, and malignancies * Cases that are not willing to participate in the study will be excluded. * History of developmental delay * Having participated in a regular exercise program for the past 3 months * Individuals who are not willing to participate in the study \*For adults diagnosed with scleroderma\* Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals diagnosed with scleroderma, * Individuals over the age of 18 will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Advanced heart/lung/liver/kidney disease, neurological disease, and malignancies * Individuals who are not willing to participate in the study will be excluded. * Having participated in a regular exercise program for the past 3 months * Individuals who are not willing to participate in the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe University
RECRUITINGAnkara, Altındağ, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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