Acquired Brain Injury
Conditions
Keywords
Acquired brain injury, physical activity, intervention
Brief summary
Exercise and physical activity in adults with acquired brain injury
Detailed description
Although emerging approaches have emerged in the design of interventions that promote an orientation towards physical activity scientific evidence on their efficacy in this particular population remains limited. This underscores the need for further research to evaluate the efficacy of these intervention approaches in the context of ABI.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALExercise
Exercise and physical activity program and usual care
OTHERUsual Care
Usual cara and Exercise and PA recommendations
Sponsors
Universidade da Coruña
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Aged more than 18 years of age and present a medical diagnosis of acquired brain injury. * Have the informed consent completed and signed * Present a state that allows following indications for the practice of exercise and physical activity.
Exclusion criteria
* Have medical comorbidities that contraindicate the safe performance of the program (i.e., cardiac or respiratory instability, uncontrolled seizures). * Have additional disabling conditions, such as cognitive impairment and/or an inability to communicate with the researcher verbally, in writing, or through an emissary.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Health-related Quality of Life | Baseline an through study completion, an average of 1 year | Euroqol 5d Quality of Life outcome |
| Physical Actvity | Baseline an through study completion, an average of 1 year | International Physical Actvity Questionnaire |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
CONTACTAndrea Gutierrez, PhD
Outcome results
None listed