A clinical study of effectiveness Thai massage and herbal formulary following Kaewtong integrated into a standard treatment of western medicine in treating stroke

Effect of massage for stroke: quasi experimental study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20240914002

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-14

Start date

2017-01-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

After crisis, stroke patients are discharged from hospitals, need to rehabilitation to be recover. This research want to study the effectiveness of folk medicine rehabilitation of Mr. Prawit Kaewthong comparing to standard treatment of modern medicine. stroke, folk healer, massage, herbal recipes

Interventions

standard treatment and Kaewthong treatment with massage and herbal recipes, taken 3 times a week, for 10 consecutive weeks.,standard treatment of modern medicine, for 10 weeks.

Experimental Other,Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery

Kaewthong treatment and Standard treatment,standard treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

40 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 40 years and over who have first episode of stroke and have been diagnosed by a neurologist 2. Weakness of arms and legs with Motor Power test at grade 4 or less

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Stroke patients with communication problems (aphasia), dementia, and with paralysis from other causes.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
effectiveness of treatment 10 weeks ADL score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
pain measurement 10 weeks VAS	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactChula Viriyabubpa

Faculty of Traditional Thai medicine, Prince of Songkla University

chula.v@psu.ac.th0942328963

Outcome results

None listed

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