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| Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior. | OTHER_GOV |
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The objective of this work is to evaluate, from volunteers viewpoint, the usability, comfort, appearance, weight, superficial temperature, and other characteristics of a polymeric plate derived from castor oil developed to thermotherapy.
The volunteers will use polymeric plate as a therapeutic resource in the shoulder area and then fill in, without interference of the researcher, some questions about the characteristics of interest.
In this study, the polymeric plate is prepared using the following procedure:
In this condition, the polymeric plate is placed on the shoulder of the volunteer and remains there for 20 minutes.
After application, the volunteer answers the questionnaire containing eight questions on a Likert scale (0 to 10) and an area of observations.
Previous laboratory tests were performed to ensure that the temperature of the polymeric plate will not cause skin burn in this application condition.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Polymeric plate characteristics | Experimental | Evaluation, in the volunteers viewpoint, of the polymeric plate characteristics. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Polymeric plate | Device | Application of the polymeric plate in the shoulder for 20 minutes after warming it for 15 minutes in hot water, initially at boiling temperature. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Acceptance of the polymeric plate | Acceptance of the polymeric plate by the volunteers. | 2 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Polymeric plate comfort | Perception of the volunteers about the comfort of the polimeric plate. | 2 weeks |
| Polymeric plate temperature | Perception of the volunteers about the polymeric plate temperature. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Fabiula BM dos Santos, Physio | University of Sao Paulo | Principal Investigator |
| Valéria MC Elui, PhD | University of Sao Paulo | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Interunits postgraduate program in bioengineering | São Carlos | São Paulo | 13566-590 | Brazil |
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| D000084462 | Hyperthermia |
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| D001832 | Body Temperature Changes |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D018882 | Heat Stress Disorders |
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| 2 weeks |
| Polymeric plate time of heat retention | Perception of the volunteers about the polymeric plate time of heat retention. | 2 weeks |
| Sensation on the superficial touch of the polymeric plate | Perception of the volunteers about the sensation on the superficial touch of the polymeric plate. | 2 weeks |
| Appearance of the polymeric plate | Perception of the volunteers about the appearence of the polymeric plate. | 2 weeks |
| Polymeric plate weight | Perception of the volunteers about the polymeric plate weight. | 2 weeks |
| Polymeric plate practicality | Perception of the volunteers about the polymeric plate practicality. | 2 weeks |
| General observations about the polymeric plate | General comments, suggestions and complaints of the volunteers about the polymeric plate. | 2 weeks |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |