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Thermal Stimulation for Stroke Patients

NCT01658293 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2022-01-26

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Summary

Sensory and/or motor deficits in upper limb following stroke often have negative impacts on their daily living. Thermal stimulation with hot and cold pack alternatively incorporated into conventional rehabilitation has been reported and proved to be effective for upper limb functional recovery after stroke. However, whether hot- and cold-water stimulation alternatively based on thermal stimulation also has the effect still remains unknown. The aim of present study is to investigate the facilitated effect of hot and cold water stimulation alternatively on upper limb after stroke.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

thermal stimulation

The heat and cold-water will be added to the thermal group for 30-40minutes a session daily,five sessions a week for six weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

control group ergometer exercises

The control group will be given ergometer exercises with the similar duration as experimental group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jia-Ching Chen, master · Tzu Chi Buddhist General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-08-01
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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