The effect of a 24-week physiotherapy and occupational therapy programme in systemic sclerosis: a monocentric controlled study with follow-up
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00023728:_____/22:N0000069 RIV/00216208:11110/22:10452060 RIV/00216208:11510/22:10452060
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/0njr37" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/0njr37</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.55563/clinexprheumatol/0njr37" target="_blank" >10.55563/clinexprheumatol/0njr37</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The effect of a 24-week physiotherapy and occupational therapy programme in systemic sclerosis: a monocentric controlled study with follow-up
Original language description
The structural and functional changes of the hands and face in systemic sclerosis (SSc) can be severely disabling. We aimed to assess the effect of a 24-week supervised physiotherapy and occupational therapy program (POTp) combined with home exercise on the function of hands/mouth of SSc patients, compared to a daily home exercise program in typical outpatient care. Fifty-nine patients with SSc were consecutively and non-selectively enrolled in an intervention (IG, n=27) or control (CG, n=32) group. Only the IG underwent the POTp twice a week for 1.5 hours. At baseline, 12, 24, and 48 weeks, all patients were assessed by a blinded physiotherapist for the hands/mouth function (delta finger-to-palm, handgrip strength, Hand and Mobility in Scleroderma, interincisal/interlabial distance), and self-evaluated their hand (Cochin Hand Function Scale) and mouth function (Mouth Handicap in Systemic Sclerosis scale), disability (Health Assessment Questionnaire [HAQ], SSc HAQ), and quality of life (Short Form-36).. At week 24, compared to the significant deterioration in the CG, we found a significant improvement in the IG in the objectively assessed hands/mouth function and in the subjectively evaluated hand function and disability. The improvement was clinically meaningful (by >20%) in a substantial proportion of patients. Although the improvement in most outcomes was still present at week 48, the maximum effect was not sustained. This 24-week POTp not only attenuated the progressive deterioration, but also significantly improved the function of the hands/mouth, which was clinically meaningful in a substantial proportion of patients with SSc.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30226 - Rheumatology
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
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Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
ISSN
0392-856X
e-ISSN
1593-098X
Volume of the periodical
40
Issue of the periodical within the volume
10
Country of publishing house
IT - ITALY
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
1941-1950
UT code for WoS article
000893088100006
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85140274375