Finger Hardness Measure in Scleroderma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01111786 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: April 28, 2010
Last Update Posted
: June 26, 2014
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Condition or disease |
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Scleroderma |
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 |

- 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, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Scleroderm
- Rheumatologic condition not effecting the skin tightness

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01111786
United States, Minnesota | |
Mayo Clinic in Rochester | |
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905 |
Principal Investigator: | Thomas Osborn, MD | Mayo Clinic |
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 |