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Safety Study of Thermal Stimulation on Upper Extremity Motor Recovery to Stroke

NCT01078727 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2010-03-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Improving upper extremity movement and function in patients with stroke has been one of the primary goals for patients and rehabilitation professionals. Thermal stimulation (TS) had been first found by a domestic research group to be effective to facilitate sensory and motor recovery in patients with stroke within a month. However, the immediate and long-term effects of TS and the mechanism of brain plasticity in patients with stroke for more than three months (golden recovery stage) remain unknown. Thus, we will design a single-blind randomized controlled trial to investigate the immediate and long-term effects of TS in patients with stroke at subacute and chronic stages.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

A custom-made constant temperature thermal stimulation system (FIRSTEK, Model-B401L, B-300, local company, Taiwan).

The subjects meeting our criteria will be randomly assigned to either the experimental group or the control group. First stage (3 months after onset), the subjects in the experimental group will receive an upper extremity Thermal Stimulation (TS) protocol for 30 minutes (3 times a week for 8 weeks). The subjects in the control group will receive a lower extremity TS protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Taiwan University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kaohsiung Medical University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • J H Lin, PhD · Kaohsiung Medical University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-08-31
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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