Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
stroke, exercise capacity
Brief summary
This is a two-stage study. In the first stage, 30 subjects with stroke (onset \> 2 weeks) are recruited, and they are assessed and recorded with clinical characteristics, sympathetic nerve testing, and twice symptom-limit exercise capacity tests. The second stage would recruited 90 subjects with stroke (onset\>2 weeks), and they are randomized to one of three groups (control, low-intensity, high-intensity). They are evaluated before and after the four-week interval with clinical characteristics and twice symptom-limit exercise capacity tests (baseline and after four-week training) .
Detailed description
This is a two-stage study. In the first stage, 30 subjects with stroke (onset \> 2 weeks) are recruited, and they are assessed and recorded with sympathetic nerve testing, anthropometry, and twice symptom-limit exercise capacity tests.The second stage would recruited 90 subjects with stroke (onset\>2 weeks), and they are randomized to one of three groups. The control group undergoes traditional rehabilitation only, The low-intensity exercise group receives a low-intensity four-week cycle ergometry and traditional rehabilitation. The The high-intensity exercise group gets a high-intensity four-week cycle ergometry and traditional rehabilitation. They are evaluated by sympathetic tests, anthropometry, functional scales and activity questionnaires, and symptom-limit exercise capacity tests before and after the four-week training.
Interventions
OTHERexercise
cycle ergometry
Sponsors
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* stroke onset longer than two weeks, * eligible for exercise testing by Doctor
Exclusion criteria
* aphasia, * apraxia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change values of symptom-limit exercise capacity | baseline and after four-week training | value was showed by oxygen uptake (mL/kg/min) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change values of sympathetic nerve tests | baseline and after four-week training | change value was measure by blood pressure (from lying to stand, mm-Hg) at baseline and after four weeks |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactMiao-Ju Hsu, PHD
Outcome results
None listed