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Diffuse Systemic SclerosisPhase 3NCT01586663

Serial Night Time Position Splint on Systemic Sclerosis

A Phase 3 study testing Serial night time position splint and Drug treatment in people with Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis, run by Federal University of São Paulo at 1 site in Brazil.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

This is a randomized controlled trial with blinded evaluator and follow-up of one year. Seventy six patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis, will be randomized into two groups.The patients can not change their medication during the study. Patients will be evaluated at baseline and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis
What is being tested?
Serial night time position splint and Drug treatment
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
76 participants
Where
1 siteBrazil
Study dates
Jan 2010to Dec 2012
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diffuse Systemic scleroses diagnosed following the ACR criteria
  • Older than 18 years old
  • Sclerodactyly

Who cannot join

  • Neurological, psychiatric diseases and other rheumatic disease (including overlapping)
  • Previous use of splints or allergy to splint material
  • Surgery schedule to the next 12 months

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Fernanda P Cardoso, OT contact

551155764239

anamajones@gmail.com

Brazil1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo

    São Paulo, São Paulo, 04023-062

    Fernanda P Cardosos, OT, 551155764239, anamajones@gmail.com

    Jamil Natour, PhD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Evaluation of Serial Night Time Position Splint on Range of Motion for Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

This is a randomized controlled trial with blinded evaluator and follow-up of one year. Seventy six patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis, will be randomized into two groups.The patients can not change their medication during the study. Patients will be evaluated at baseline and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. The experimental group will use a serial night time position splint who will be adjusted monthly, while the control group will remain the drug treatment. The outcomes assessed will be: pain, hand range of motion, quality of life, functional capacity, upper limb function and dexterity. Our hypothesis is that the serial night time position splint will improve the hand range of motion in diffuse systemic sclerosis patients.

Being tested
Serial night time position splint, Drug treatment
Keywords
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis, Hand, Range of motion, Splint
Medical subject headings
Scleroderma, Diffuse

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Serial night time position splintDevice

    This group will use a serial night time position splint, adjusted monthly, during three months.

  • Drug treatmentDrug

    This patients will keep there drug treatment and will receive their splints on the end of the study.

Study groups in NCT01586663
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Experimental GroupExperimentalSplint group
Receives: Device: Serial night time position splint
Control GroupActive comparatorDrug treatment
Receives: Drug: Drug treatment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in hand range of motion

    Measured by goniometry

    Measured: Baseline and after 3, 6, 9 and 12 months

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Change in pain

    Measured by a visual analogue scale

    Measured: Baseline, after 10, 20 and 40 weeks

  2. Change in functional capacity

    Measured by HAQ questionnaire

    Measured: Baseline, after 10, 20 and 40 weeks

  3. Change in quality of life

    Measured by SF-36 questionnaire

    Measured: Basline, after 10, 20 and 40 weeks

  4. Change in upper limb function

    Measured by DASH questionnaire

    Measured: Baseline, after 10, 20 and 40 weeks

  5. Change in dexterity

    Measured by SODA test

    Measured: Baseline, after 3, 6, 9 and 12 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Apr 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2010
  3. Primary completionDec 2012 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2012 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
76 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01586663
Sponsor's protocol ID
CEP 1070/09
Status last verified
Apr 2012
First submitted
25 Apr 2012
Last updated
1 May 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Serial night time position splint and Drug treatment in people with Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis, run by Federal University of São Paulo at 1 site in Brazil.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 May 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Fernanda P Cardoso, OT (551155764239, anamajones@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in hand range of motion (time frame: Baseline and after 3, 6, 9 and 12 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 May 2012.

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