Pathophysiology of cold intolerance in different patient groups
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Cold Sensitivitypain during cold100437391000594210029317
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
minimum age >18, that are being treated in our hospital. All patients will have the pathological cold intolerance according to Ruijs et al., that is, a CISS score higher than 30.
Exclusion Criteria
* Diseases, that influence the vascular system (such as Diabetes and Raynaud),
* Cardiac diseases and use of cardiac pharmacological supplements (a1,2-blockers and β1-blockers).
* Foreign material in the hand of the patient such as metal operation plates.
* Carpal tunnel syndrome
* Previous application of steroid injections if used in the past five years
* History of musculoskeletal medical conditions (e.g. Rheumatoid arthritis, Fibromyalgia)
* use of antihypertensive drugs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The questionnaire has a minimum score of 0 and a maximum of 100 points. The<br /><br>temperature-sensitive analysis, will compare the temperature in Celsius<br /><br>degrees. The re-warming is given by Q as number of added energy in joules and<br /><br>compared with de patient groups as well as the control group.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>N.V.T</p><br>