Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident
Conditions
Keywords
Exercise, Rehabilitation, Aerobic training
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and efficacy of an early supervised aerobic exercise program for patients following a minor ischemic stroke.
Detailed description
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and efficacy of an early supervised aerobic exercise program for patients following a minor ischemic stroke. Patients after a minor ischemic stroke would be randomized within 1-3 weeks of stroke onset to a control group (6 weeks of low intensity stretching and coordination exercises followed by a supervised aerobic training program) or an experimental group (immediate aerobic training program). Patients will be evaluated for measures of ambulation endurance, mobility, gait, functional assessment and clinical follow-up after 6 weeks and again 3 months later.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSupervised aerobic training
Sponsors
Sheba Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* minor ischemic stroke
Exclusion criteria
* unstable angina * severe lung disease * severe symptomatic peripheral vascular disease * dementia or other severe neurological disease * other severe uncontrolled medical problem
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 6 Minute Walk Test at 6 weeks | — |
| Modified Bruce Exercise Test at 6 weeks | — |
| Activity by Ankle accelerometer at 6 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Four Square Step Test at 6 weeks | — |
| Gait symmetry by SmartStep at 6 weeks | — |
| Recurrent vascular events at 6 weeks | — |
| Rivermead Mobility Index at 6 weeks | — |
| Similar outcome measures 3 months later | — |
| Walking Impairment Questionnaire at 6 weeks | — |
| METS at 6 weeks | — |
| Stair climbing ascend and descend test at 6 weeks | — |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed