NCT07858838Not yet recruiting
Using AI-Assisted Cameras to Track Hand Exercises in Scleroderma Patients
Effectiveness of an AI-Assisted Camera-Based Markerless Exercise Tracking System in Individuals With Scleroderma and Hand Involvement
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of a camera-based, AI-supported markerless exercise tracking system on hand functions and psychosocial status in patients with Systemic Scleroderma (SSc), in comparison to a traditional face-to-face, physiotherapist-supervised exercise program. It is hypothesized that the AI-based autonomous telerehabilitation intervention will yield statistically and clinically significant improvements in hand mobility, grip strength, and quality of life in SSc patients, achieving outcomes that are similar or superior to those of traditional in-clinic interventions.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 29 Sept 2026
- Start date
- Nov 2026
- Primary completion date
- Apr 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
- Diseases
- Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- NCT number
- NCT07858838
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 40
- From Nov 2026 to the primary completion date, Apr 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Major orthopedic surgery of the upper extremity or wrist within the past 1 year
Other illness
- Active severe digital ulcers (grade 3 or higher), fingertip gangrene, severe tissue ischemia, or active hand infections
- Comorbid neurological disorders affecting hand function (e.g., severe peripheral neuropathy, stroke, Parkinson's disease, cervical radiculopathy, or ALS)
- Advanced cardiopulmonary conditions precluding regular exercise participation (e.g., advanced pulmonary arterial hypertension or interstitial lung disease)
Other
- Severe primary osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis of the hands
- Inability to adhere to the 8-week intervention protocol
Who the study is looking for
- Definitive diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) according to the 2013 ACR/EULAR classification criteria
- Clinically significant limitation of hand and finger mobility that impairs basic activities of daily living
- Age between 18 and 65 years
- Stable medical regimen (no major changes in DMARDs, vasodilators, or immunosuppressive therapies within the preceding 3 months)
- Sufficient cognitive, visual, and auditory capacity to follow on-screen instructions
- Access to a personal computer or smart device, a standard webcam, and a stable internet connection
Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Bakırköy Yerleşkesi Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Istanbul | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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