Effectiveness of combined traditional Thai massage and conventional rehabilitation on activities of daily living in intermediate phase of stroke patients: a pilot study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20240710005

Enrollment

Registered

2024-07-10

Start date

2023-08-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Stroke patients with disability to perform activities of daily living Stroke, Traditional Thai massage, Rehabilitation, Barthel index, FMA

Interventions

Thai traditional massage protocol for stroke patient from clinical practice guideline for intermidiate care from Department of Thai Traditional abd Alternative Medicine recieveing once a week combine

Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery

Thai massage + conventional rehabilitation,Conventional rehabilitation alone

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. new stroke patient 2. Barthel index less than 15 3. NIHSS score from 5 to 20 4. onset of disease less than 6 months 5. can follow 1 step command

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Recurrent stroke 2. Comorbidities with other neurological diseases 3. Other comorbidities that hinder rehabilitation training

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Ability to perform ADLs Before & after 3 months of treatment Barthel index	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Motor recovery Before & after 3 months of treatment Fugl-Meyer motor assessment scale,Severity of stroke Before & after 3 months of treatment NIHSS	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactSutthikit Pipatsrisawat

Ministry of Public Health

sutthikit@gmail.com0819233425

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026