25
Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2009
Study Completion Date
January 31, 2010
A custom-made constant temperature thermal stimulation system (FIRSTEK, Model-B401L, B-300, local company, Taiwan).
The subjects meeting our criteria will be randomly assigned to either the experimental group or the control group. First stage (3 months after onset), the subjects in the experimental group will receive an upper extremity Thermal Stimulation (TS) protocol for 30 minutes (3 times a week for 8 weeks). The subjects in the control group will receive a lower extremity TS protocol.
Department of Physical Therapy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City
National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
OTHER_GOV
National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
OTHER
National Taiwan University
OTHER
Kaohsiung Medical University
OTHER
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
OTHER