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Fitness Intervention Trial for Stroke

NCT00786045 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2013-04-29

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Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate, among persons who have completed the restorative phase of stroke and have ceased rehabilitation, the relative effectiveness in improving functional exercise capacity of two programs for continued care, a home-based general fitness training program using stationary cycling and a disability targeted, home-based exercise program to enhance mobility and walking competency. capacity compared with the "walking" group and that consequently the cycle group will achieve a higher quality of life.

A secondary objective is to explore factors associated with compliance with the exercise regimens. Previous research has indicated that cognitive-affective-behavioural profile is related to exercise activity in a number of populations including sedentary adults, older adults and patients with cardiovascular disease. As we anticipate that one of the mechanisms by which the cycling will result in an outcome better than the more traditional type of disability tailored exercise program is through greater compliance, this second objective is very relevant. This study will also address the impact of regular exercise on cardio-vascular risk factor profile.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Home Cycling Program

Participants will be given a time and intensity graded program at an intensity that is comfortable and tolerable for the individual. The individual will be encouraged to augment, gradually, either the time of cycling per day or the work of cycling, always keeping within the limits of comfort and tolerability. Participants will also be given a target heart rate threshold to try and meet but not to exceed. This will be based their response to the stress test and will most likely be between 50% and 70% of maximum age-predicted heart rate. The aim is to build up to one-half hour of cycling per day. All bicycles will be equipped with electronic monitoring of speed, distance, and heart rate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • McGill University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nancy E Mayo, PhD · McGill University, Division of Clinical Epidemiology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-11-30
Primary Completion
2009-11-30
Completion
2009-11-30

Countries

  • Canada

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