Calcinosis Cutis: Therapeutic Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT)

June 2, 2015 updated by: University of Zurich

Patients with calcinosis cutis due to connective tissue disease get a shock wave therapy. The shock wave therapy will be done in 3 sessions with one week interval. The outcome parameters are: change in pain, size of the calcinosis, of possible ulcers and intake of painkillers.

  • Trial with medical device

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Patients with calcinosis cutis due to connective tissue disease get a shock wave therapy (medical device). The shock wave therapy will be done in 3 sessions with one week interval. The outcome parameters are: change in pain (questionnaire), size of the calcinosis (ultrasound and CT), new ulcers and intake of painkillers.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • ZH
      • Zurich, ZH, Switzerland, 8091
        • University Hospital Zurich, Division of Rheumatology

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion criteria:

  • Age of 18
  • Calcinosis cutis due to connective tissue disease
  • information about ESWT given
  • Patient understands the study and signs the informed consent

Exclusion criteria:

  • No ESWT done
  • cuagulopathy
  • sepsis
  • pregnancy
  • pace maker
  • severe disease in the opinion of the investigator
  • cardiac risk with NYHA III-IV
  • Ehlers-Danlos-Syndrome

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: shock wave therapy
intervention: shock wave therapy with Modulith SLK (Storz)
Three sessions with shock wave therapy, interval of one week.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
change in pain
Time Frame: after 6 weeks
after 6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sandra Blumhardt, MD, University Hospital Zurich, Division of Rheumatology

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 7, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 7, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

September 11, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 3, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 2, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CCESWT01

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