Effects of Touch Massage in the Sub-acute Phase After Stroke
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Interventions
- Procedure: Touch massageOther: non-TENS
- Registration Number
- NCT01883947
- Lead Sponsor
- Umeå University
- Brief Summary
The aim is to study effects of touch massage in the sub-acute phase after stroke in two main areas; general health and independence.The hypothesis are that; touch massage in the sub-acute phase after stroke decreases anxiety and pain, increases health related-quality of life, decrease physiological stress responses, increase sensorimotor function, decrease disability, and increase activity in sensorimotor areas and decrease redundant brain activity in motor-related areas.
- Detailed Description
Despite high quality stroke care in Sweden, decreased sensorimotor function, anxiety and pain remains one year after stroke and lead to impaired health and dependence as well as high health care costs. It is therefore urgent to find new rehabilitation strategies. There is some knowledge about effects of touch massage among healthy and patients with ill-health conditions but no study have evaluated touch massage in the sub-acute phase of stroke. Therefore the aim in this project is to study effects of t touch massage in the sub-acute phase after stroke in two main areas; general health and independence.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- stroke defined according to Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) and The Oxford Community Stroke Project Classification (OSPC),
- impaired finger tapping on the affected side of the body,
- the ability to flex the wrist 20° from substrate on affected side of the body
individuals with
- cancerous tumors,
- infections with fever,
- neurologic or psychiatric disease,
- alcohol or drug addiction,
- conditions that impede communication.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Touch massage Touch massage Intervention group will receive touch massage on hands and feet and the intervention will start one week after the onset of stroke and last for 30 minutes each time, five days a week for two weeks non-TENS non-TENS The sham treatment will start one week after the onset of stroke and last for 30 minutes each time, five days a week for two weeks
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method State-Trait Anxiety Scale 2 month Assessment of self-rated anxiety on two subscales. Traits are stable over time and not sensitive to occasional stressors. States are sensitive for occasional stressors assessing current emotional state
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Salivary cortisol 2 weeks To assess effects on stress responses
Nottingham Health Profile 2 weeks This is a self-rating scale which assess Health related quality of life
ECG 2 weeks evaluate heart rate variability which reflects activity in the autonomic nervous system
Shape Texture Identification Test 2 month will be used to assess touch discrimination
Box and Blocks 2 month will be used to test gross dexterity
Barthel index and Modified Ranking scale 2 month will be used to assess disability after stroke
VAS 2 weeks To assess self-rated pain
Blood pressure 2 weeks to assess effects on stress responses
Nine Hole Peg 2 month will be used to test fine motor dexterity,
Jamar® Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer 2 month will be used to assess grip strength
Functional magnetic resonance imaging 2 weeks Evaluation of brain activity while patient perform finger-tapping/movement with the paretic hand
movement laboratory with high-speed cameras 2 month Temporal and spatial kinematic variables will be evaluated
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Norrlands university hospital
🇸🇪Umea, Sweden