Status:
COMPLETED
Fitness Intervention Trial for Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
McGill University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief 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...
Detailed Description
The specific clinical hypothesis to be tested is that, over a one year period, persons assigned to the general fitness "cycle" group will experience a greater increase in functional exercise
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- verified stroke requiring hospital admission (based on clinical and radiological evidence)
- ability to walk a minimum of 10 meters independently, using an aid or orthotic, with or without supervision,
- less than one year since the last cerebrovascular event at the time of recruitment,
- discharge from active rehabilitation (usually around 3 to 4 months post-stroke but not less than 1 month) into the geographic study area of greater Montreal and greater Halifax.
Exclusion
- severe cognitive deficits as evaluated by the Telephone Version of the Mini-Mental State Examination such that the subject does not understand their participation in the study,
- receptive aphasia as evaluated by the Canadian Neurological Scale48 or the treating speech therapist,
- illness or disability precluding participation in either rehabilitation intervention.
- failure to pass a standard cardiology orientated history and physical examination complemented by a baseline screening exercise stress test
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00786045
Start Date
November 1 2002
End Date
November 1 2009
Last Update
April 29 2013
Active Locations (1)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
McGill University-Royal Victoria Hospital Site
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A-1A1