Official Title: Polarized Light Therapy and Hand Grip Strengthening Exercises in Patients With CREST Syndrome
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2024-09
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: No
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Acronym: CREST
Brief Summary: to evaluate the efficacy of the Polarized light therapy and Hand Grip Strengthening exercises in patients with CREST syndrome
Detailed Description: Measurement of the skin thickness via the modified Rodnon skin score RSS and Hand Grip Dynamometer HGD Methods- Sixty patients who had hand involvement of patients with CREST syndrome were participated in the study Their ages were ranged from 16 to 45 years The participants were selected from the dermatology departments of Cairo university hospitals and Om El-Misrieen hospital randomly distributed into three equal groups Group A Study group This group included 20 patients who had CREST syndrome with scleroderma in the dorsum of hands and who received the BLT with traditional physical therapy program stretching strengthening and active exercise patients received 3 sessions per week for 12 weeks 3 monthstime of session is 15 minutes Group B This group included 20 patients who have CREST syndrome with scleroderma in the dorsum of hands and who received resisted exercise with traditional physical therapy program stretching strengthening and active exercise patients received 3 sessions per week for 12 weeks 3 months time of session is 15 minutes and Group CThis group included 20 patients who had CREST syndrome with scleroderma in the dorsum of hands and who received combination of BLT and resisted exercise with traditional physical therapy program stretching strengthening and active exercise exercise program stretching strengthening and active exercisepatients received 3 sessions per week for 12weeks 3 months time of session was 15 minutes