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Finger Hardness Measure in Scleroderma

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01111786
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 28, 2010
Last Update Posted : June 26, 2014
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Mayo Clinic

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Thirty subjects with systemic sclerosis and 30 age and sex matched controls without any known condition that should cause increased skin hardness in the fingers with undergo examination by manual palpation and durometer measured hardness of their digital tuft skin by 2 observers on 2 separate occasions. There will be 1 hour between individual observer's scorings. Observers will be blinded from the observer's scores and from their previous scores. Results will be tabulated and compared for manual scores versus durometer measurements, intra-observer scores by both methods and inter-observer scores by both methods.

Condition or disease
Scleroderma

Detailed Description:
It is pretty straightforward. We will measure and record the hardness of the digital tufts on ten digits by palpation and the hardness in the same area by using a durometer. We will repeat this one hour later. Scores will be compared as a measure of how consistent and precise they are.

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Actual Enrollment : 60 participants
Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Official Title: Durometer Skin Assessment in Scleroderma: a Study to Validate This New Tool in the Digital Tufts
Study Start Date : April 2010
Actual Primary Completion Date : January 2013
Actual Study Completion Date : January 2013

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MedlinePlus related topics: Scleroderma

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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Fingertip hardness in patients with scleroderma and controls: comparing manual assessment(scale0 - 3) with durometer assessment(scale 0- 100). [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
    Two investigators will compare data from 30 patients with scleroderma and 30 control patients without fingertip inflammation or tightness twice using durometer readings to those done by manual palpation.


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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Scleroderma and controls without tight skin attending our rheumatology clinic for a regularly schedualled visit
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Scleroderm
  • Rheumatologic condition not effecting the skin tightness
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Locations
United States, Minnesota
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
Sponsors and Collaborators
Mayo Clinic
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Thomas Osborn, MD Mayo Clinic
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Responsible Party: Thomas Osborn, MD, Mayo Clinic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01111786     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 09-007486
First Posted: April 28, 2010    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: June 26, 2014
Last Verified: June 2014

Keywords provided by Mayo Clinic:
scleroderma
skin
tightness
durometer

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Scleroderma, Systemic
Scleroderma, Diffuse
Scleroderma, Localized
Connective Tissue Diseases
Skin Diseases