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Long-Term Effects of Task-Oriented Lower Extremity Strengthening Training

NCT01934374 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2013-09-04

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Summary

Task-oriented exercises combined with strengthening have been shown effective in improving walking functions in patients with chronic stroke. However, similar approaches of therapeutic exercises have not been applied to subacute stroke with long-term follow-up, using outcome measures across the three levels of functioning (body functions/structure, activities, and participation) of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and

Health (ICF) model. Therefore, this study will be conducted to fulfill three purposes:

1. To investigate the long-term effects of a four-week task-oriented lower extremity strengthening training (TOLEST) program in patients with subacute stroke;
2. To investigate the interrelationships among functional connectivity of the brain, lower extremity motor functions, physical activity level, and quality of life in patients with stroke who have received this four-week TOLEST program in the subacute phase of stroke; and
3. To identify prognostic factors for recovery in functional connectivity of the brain, lower extremity motor functions, physical activity level, and quality of life in patients with stroke who have received this four-week TOLEST program in the subacute phase of stroke.

Conditions

  • Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Task-Oriented Lower Extremity Strengthening Training

On the 30th day post stroke (D30), the experimental group will start to receive the TOLEST program for four weeks, one hour per session and three sessions per week. The TOLEST focuses on using task-specific circuit training combined with strengthening of bilateral lower limbs. The control group will receive equal-dose exercises starting on D30, with the emphasis on stretching and non-functional movements of the affected lower extremity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Pei-Fang Tang · National Taiwan University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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