Stroke is one of the common diseases in the elderly. It is the third ranking cause of death and affects health care system in our country. One of the most important consequences of stroke is spasticity. Some stroke patients suffered from severe spasticity or hypersensitive reflex to stimuli. It can cause contracture, limit self care function, transfer or ambulation. Most of stroke patients have to depend on their relatives or families.
Thai traditional massage is one of the popular alternative medicine in Thailand. Lots of stroke patients who suffered from spasticity sought treatment. To the investigators knowledge, there is no study concerning efficacy of massage in decreasing spasticity for stroke patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
396
Thai Traditional Massage will receive massage 2 time per week for 6 weeks
Physical therapy program 2 times per week for 6 weeks.
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Modified Ashworth scale (MAS)
The massage will be considered success if MAS decreased at least 1 level after treatment.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Modified Barthel index (BI)
Massage will be considered success if BI score increases after treatment.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Hospital anxiety depression score (HADS)
Massage will be considered success if HADS decreases after treatment.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Thai Pictorial Quality of Life questionnaire
Massage will be considered if Thai pictorial QoL score increases after treatment.
Time frame: 6 weeks
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