Status:
COMPLETED
Cold Therapy and Cross-Education of Muscle Strength
Lead Sponsor:
Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Conditions:
Cerebrovascular Stroke
Muscle Weakness
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to investigate whether a cold application to the contralateral (affected side) extremity in addition to unilateral neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) application has ...
Detailed Description
In this prospective randomized controlled single-blind study, a total of 25 patients, 16 men, and 9 women were included according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients were randomly assigned t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Cases with stroke duration ≥1 month
- Brunnstrom stage ≥4 for lower limb
- Unilateral stroke
- Ability to walk at least 10 m (FAC ≥3)
- Cooperating with the examination and tests
Exclusion
- Cold allergy
- Active inflammatory, rheumatological, or infectious disease
- Presence of lower extremity fracture
- Severe spasticity (MAS\> 3) in ankle dorsiflexors
- Peripheral nerve lesions such as polyneuropathy, radiculopathy
- Parent rhythm/conduction block problem in the heart
- Uncontrollable hypertension (Maxima \>140 mmHg, Minima \>90 mmHg)
- Have a contracture on the ankle joint
- The presence of skin lesions in the application area
- Finding or suspected active deep vein thrombosis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 23 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04886843
Start Date
January 23 2020
End Date
October 30 2020
Last Update
May 14 2021
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Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training & Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34173