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Reshaping Exercise Habits and Beliefs (REHAB)

NCT00431821 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2013-07-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Regular exercise has been demonstrated to improve muscle strength, balance, coordination as well as improve cardiovascular fitness levels and overall quality of life in stroke survivors. This study is designed to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a 12-week intervention to education and encourage stroke survivors to exercise following discharge from rehabilitation settings using a walking program and targeted functional activity homework.

Conditions

  • Cerebrovascular Accident
  • Stroke

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

Home-based exercise prescriptions with weekly motivational telephone calls.

OTHER

Stroke education

Stroke education program with matched attention phone calls

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Marianne Shaughnessy, RN PhD · Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-02-28
Completion
2012-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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