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Protein Supplementation for Chronic Stroke Treatment

NCT03637270 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 114

Last updated 2023-06-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Stroke patients usually have difficulties with moving and are venerable to secondary problems such as sarcopenia and strength loss. These problems may accelerate the disability process during aging. It is well known that exercise helps to maintain or promote human fitness. This study is conducted to explore the beneficial effects of exercise and protein supplement on fitness and body composition among patients with chronic stroke.

Conditions

  • Chronic Stroke

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Dietary supplementation

Before and after each exercise session, the research assistant will give subjects protein supplement or carbohydrate supplement according to the treatment assignment and ask them to drink it down right away.

OTHER

Exercise training

Including aerobic cycling training and progressive resisted exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yen-Nung Lin, MD, MS · Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical Univerisity

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-19
Primary Completion
2023-04-01
Completion
2023-04-03

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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