None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study, therefore, is to measure the increase and sustainability of hand skin temperature and hand mobility in patients with Systemic Sclerosis outfitted with gloves and given Traditional Thai Massage.
Interventions
All participants receive Traditional Thai Massage by a physiotherapist on one occasion only. Each upper extremity is massaged for 15 minutes. The left upper extremity is massaged first, followed by the right upper extremity. Participant’s left and right hands are randomised to one of two treatment options: 1. Massage on hand (with out glove) 15 minute, then thermography test and a nylon fabric glove is worn on the hand for a 10 minute, then remove glove for the last thermography test. 2. A nylon fabric glove is worn on the hand during the 15 minute massage (massage together with glove: control treatment) and remove glove for thermography test (hand thermal imager), then wearing glove back agian 10 minute, then remove glove for the last thermography test. Massage started with left hand and continually go along side with right hand. All process take a time about 40-45 minute.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Systemic sclerosis, diffuse subtype, Indurative phase
Exclusion criteria
Inflamatory phase and Atrophic phase, limited subtype