Comparisons between Novel Medical Hand Gloves and Traditional Elastic Bandages as Measured by Changes in Body Temperature during Stroke Patients’ Use of Upper Body Rehabilitation Equipment

Completed

• Conditions: stroke; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Stroke - Ischaemic; Stroke - Haemorrhagic

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001710415
• Lead Sponsor: Fooyin University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-12-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

(1) age 30 or older;
(2) first time stroke patient;
(3) stroke patients in the subacute stage;
(4) Brunnstrom stage I-IV of upper limbs;
(5) scores of Fugl-Meyer Assessment for upper limbs less than or equal to 50;
(6) ability to sit and continuously exercise their upper limbs for over 30 minutes.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) open wounds around the hand and wrist or patients with infectious skin disease;
(2) shoulder joint or other orthopedic diseases and cannot exercise upper limbs;
(3) serious heart disease, such as angina pectoris;
(4) reflex sympathetic dystrophy were excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified