Rehab program shows promise for scleroderma Patients' daily life
NCT ID NCT00318188
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a personalized rehabilitation program could improve quality of life for people with systemic sclerosis, a disease that causes skin and joint stiffness. 220 adults with the condition were randomly assigned to either the rehab program or usual care. The program focused on exercises and activities to reduce disability and improve daily function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- personalized standardized rehabilitation program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a non-drug way to improve daily function and quality of life for people with systemic sclerosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but rehabilitation effects can vary widely. The program may not work for everyone, and results depend on patient adherence.
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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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220 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2005
- Finished
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Jan 2014
- 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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18 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Men or women aged from 18 years or more, with diagnostic of SSc considering the ACR and/or Leroy and Medsger's criteria. * HAQ greater than or equal to 0.5 * A perception of limitation of mouth opening and/or at least one limitation in range of motion due to illness * Good understanding of the French language Exclusion Criteria : * Associated chronic handicap diseases (stroke, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, amputated ....) * Any underlying disease that may be incompatible with the management, discovery at the inclusion visit * Cognitive problems making it impossible to assess the primary outcome measure * Patients with a standardized rehabilitation program within 6 months prior to inclusion * Impairment of comprehension or expression of the French language * Patients participating in another clinical trial or participated in another clinical trial in the previous 3 months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Reeducation and readaptation Department
Paris, 75679, France
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