Stroke Circulatory System Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
1. A fitness and mobility exercise programme based upon the intervention protocol devised by Pang and colleagues (Pang et al., 2005b)
2. The exercise intervention lasts 19 weeks and participants will
Pang et al., 2005a
Eng JJ et al., 2003)
4. Previous studies have established very high levels of compliance with the programme, alongside post intervention improvements in fitness levels, paretic femoral bone mineral de
Pang et al., 2005b
Eng JJ et al., 2003)
5. Participants will wear a Polar heart rate monitor to assess if they are exercising within the set heart rate ranges required by the exercise protocol
6. The polar heart rate mo
Sponsors
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Over 50 years old 2. Diagnosed with a stroke by a stroke physician through computer tomography or magnetic resonance imaging and clinical characteristics at least six months previously 3. Participants are all able to walk for six minutes independently allowing for rests with or without a stick 4. Lives at home 5. Completed all conventional physiotherapy offered by the National Health Service (NHS)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The absolute and relative contraindications to exercise testing as stated by the American Heart Association (Fletcher et al., 2001) 2. Other neurological or medical conditions in addition to stroke which would prevent individuals from participating 3. A diagnosis of diabetes, the presence of pain on walking (>5 on a visual analogue scale of pain) 4. Untreated major depression 5. Cognitive or speech problems limiting understanding of the study (participants were excluded if their Mini Mental Scale Examination (MMSE) was under 25 and if they were unable to follow two stage commands) (Folstein et al. 1975)
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Cardiorespiratory fitness 2. Body composition 3. Stroke impairment 4. Cognition 5. Endurance speed and balance 6. Physical activity 7. Quality of life | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Glucose control (frequently sampled oral glucose tolerance test) 2. Cerebral blood flow via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed