ischemic stroke patients
Conditions
Interventions
The interventional group received combining intervention was thermotherapy using hot water pack and therapeutic exercise then.
The intervention protocol was: The primary researcher trained primary car
and towels were used to cover the packs. The patients then performed therapeutic exercise for their upper and lower limbs based on the “HOPE: a stroke recovery guide†consisting of program I exerc
exercise 2: strengthening the shoulder
exercise 3: bending the elbow
exercise 4: pulling the shoulder
and exercise 5: shoulder diagonal movement). The lower limb exercises included exercise 1: bending the knee
exercise 2: hip rotation
exercise 3: lifting the knee
exercise 4: cross bending of the knee
and exercise 5: raising the hips.
Experimental Other
Thermotherapy using hot water pack combined with therapeutic exercise
Sponsors
primary investigator
sint carolus school of heatlh sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) first or second onset ischemic stroke; (2) hemiplegia of the upper or lower limb for less than three months; (3) stable vital signs and no complaint of chest pain for 24 hours; and (4) a muscle manual testing (MMT) score of < 4.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients with an episode of trans-ischemic attack (TIA), loss of consciousness, or a previous diagnosis of depression.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the Changes in muscle strength and depression over time weekly follow-up for 4 weeks Muscle Manual Testing and Aphasic depression rating scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| associations between demographics, muscle strength and depression before and after having completed 4 weeks of intervention demographics questionnaire, Muscle Manual Testing and Aphasic depression rating scale | — |
Countries
indonesia
Contacts
Public Contactyovita setiyowati
Unaffiliated
Outcome results
None listed