Stroke
Conditions
Brief summary
By doing this study, researchers hope to learn the effects of aerobic exercise on heart, lung, and bone health in people who cannot walk after a stroke.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALAerobic walking program
Participants will make 24 visits over an 8 week period, having 3 sessions per week. Each session will last about one hour.
BEHAVIORALStandard physical therapy
Participants will receive standard care they normally would after a stroke.
Sponsors
University of Kansas Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Independent ambulation before stroke * Be able to understand and follow verbal commands in English * Have physicians' approval for exercise, and be in stable medical condition * Participant's first stroke * Unable to walk independently according to Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) (\<2) after in-patient rehabilitation treatment * Between 6 weeks to 5 years after stroke onset
Exclusion criteria
* Current cardiovascular abnormalities other than stroke such as ischemic cardiovascular event or coronary artery bypass surgery less than 3 months ago * Musculoskeletal disorder which prevents subjects from participating in the exercise * Resting blood pressure more than 200/110 mm Hg * Current or previous pulmonary diseases in the past two years * Osteoporosis and restricted passive movement in the major joints of the lower limbs * Subjects will be excluded if they are unable to speak or understand English and/or unable to travel to the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) Neuromuscular Research Laboratory
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Resting Heart Rate | Change from Baseline to Week 8 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Resting blood pressure | Change from Baseline to Week 8 |
| Change in vital capacity (VC) | Change from Baseline to Week 8 |
| Change in forced vital capacity (FVC) | Change from Baseline to Week 8 |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactAbdulfattah Alqahtani
Outcome results
None listed