Effect of Thermal Stimulation for Lower Extremity Movement and Function in Patients With Stroke
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Interventions
- Other: thermal stimulation
- Registration Number
- NCT01668420
- Lead Sponsor
- Hsin-Wen Hsu
- Brief Summary
The thermal stimulation have been proven effective in upper extremity of stroke patients. Therefore, this study explored the efficacy of thermal stimulation in lower extremity of stroke patients.
- Detailed Description
There are two groups of stroke patients (onset \> 3 months) in this study. The independent factor is temperature of the alternated heat and cold applying.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 34
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description noxious thermal stimulation thermal stimulation Heat-pain:46-47°C and Cold-pain:2-3°C alternately (intervention) 3 times /week and total 24 TS while conventional rehabilitation program was given thermal stimulation (innocuous) thermal stimulation Heat:40-41°C and Cold:23-24°C alternately (intervention) 3 times /week and total 24 TS while conventional rehabilitation program was given
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The change score from baseline to post-treatment and baseline to 1M follow-up in the lower-limb subscale of the Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement(LE-STREAM) pre, post, 1M follow-up The lower-limb subscale of the Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement (LE-STREAM) was assessed at the time before the first intervention (pre-assessment), the time after the 24th TS (post-assessment). The whole intervention was finished within 10 weeks. The third assessment was at 1M follow-up.
The change score from baseline to post-treatment and baseline to 1M follow-up in the mobility subscale of the Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement STREAM (Mob-STREAM) pre, post, 1M follow-up The mobility subscale of the Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement STREAM (Mob-STREAM) was assessed at the time before the first intervention (pre-assessment), the time after the 24th TS (post-assessment). The whole intervention was finished within 10 weeks. The third assessment was at 1M follow-up.
The change score from baseline to post-treatment and baseline to 1M follow-up in the Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) pre, post, 1M follow-up Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) was assessed at the time before the first intervention (pre-assessment), the time after the 24th TS (post-assessment). The whole intervention was finished within 10 weeks. The third assessment was at 1M follow-up.
The change score from baseline to post-treatment and baseline to 1M follow-up in the Barthel Index pre, post, 1M follow-up Barthel Index (BI) was assessed at the time before the first intervention (pre-assessment), the time after the 24th TS (post-assessment). The whole intervention was finished within 10 weeks. The third assessment was at 1M follow-up.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The change score from baseline to post-treatment and baseline to 1M follow-up in the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (PASS) pre, post, 1M follow-up Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (PASS) was assessed at the time before the first intervention (pre-assessment), the time after the 24th TS (post-assessment). The whole intervention was finished within 10 weeks. The third assessment was at 1M follow-up.
The change score from baseline to post-treatment and baseline to 1M follow-up in the Modified Ashworth Scale pre, post, 1M follow-up Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) was assessed at the time before the first intervention (pre-assessment), the time after the 24th TS (post-assessment). The whole intervention was finished within 10 weeks. The third assessment was at 1M follow-up.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
🇨🇳Kaohsiung City, Taiwan