Acute Effects of Thai Traditional Massage on Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Ischemic Stroke Patients

NCT ID: NCT02270294

Last Updated: 2018-04-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

14 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-10-01

Study Completion Date

2016-08-03

Brief Summary

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The investigators hypothesize that Acute Thai traditional massage will yield beneficial effects on cerebrovascular reactivity in ischemic stroke patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ischemic Stroke

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Thai traditional massage

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Thai traditional massage

Intervention Type OTHER

Thai traditional massage treatment based on original Thai traditional massage at Wat Po was use in this study. The participants will be assigned to receive one time of Thai traditional massage one time. Thai traditional massage techniques consists of petrissage, friction, and passive stretching on head, neck, shoulders, arms, back and legs for 60 minutes.

No massage

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

No massage

Intervention Type OTHER

The participants will be asked to lie down in relaxant position on bed without sleep for 60 minutes.

Interventions

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Thai traditional massage

Thai traditional massage treatment based on original Thai traditional massage at Wat Po was use in this study. The participants will be assigned to receive one time of Thai traditional massage one time. Thai traditional massage techniques consists of petrissage, friction, and passive stretching on head, neck, shoulders, arms, back and legs for 60 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

No massage

The participants will be asked to lie down in relaxant position on bed without sleep for 60 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Thai massage

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. A single ischemic stroke with Middle cerebral artery (MCA) stenosis
2. Men or women age 50-80 years
3. Physician's approvals to participate the study
4. Stroke experienced at least 7 days of ischemic stroke onset and no more than 6 months before study enrollment
5. The modified rankin scale level is 2 or 3

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of serious diseases

* Musculoskeletal diseases (Chronic arthritis, Lower spondylosis/spondylolisthesis with radiculopathy, Spinal deformity, Cervical spondylosis, Rheumatoid arthritis)
* Cardiovascular diseases (Poorly control hypertension, Heart disease class C and D)
* Neurological disorders (Peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson)
* Respiratory diseases (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
* Brain disorders (Cardioembolic, Severe dementia, Alzheimer's disease)
* Medical condition precluding taking Anticoagulant and Statin drug
2. Temporal window were not found
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chulalongkorn University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Assoc. Prof. Dr.Daroonwan Suksom

DSuksom

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Faculty of Sports Science, Chulalongkorn University

Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand

Site Status

Countries

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Thailand

Other Identifiers

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SPSC-3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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