Status:
UNKNOWN
Aerobic Walking Exercise for Non-Ambulatory Stroke Survivors
Lead Sponsor:
University of Kansas Medical Center
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
By doing this study, researchers hope to learn the effects of aerobic exercise on heart, lung, and bone health in people who cannot walk after a stroke.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Independent ambulation before stroke
- Be able to understand and follow verbal commands in English
- Have physicians' approval for exercise, and be in stable medical condition
- Participant's first stroke
- Unable to walk independently according to Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) (\<2) after in-patient rehabilitation treatment
- Between 6 weeks to 5 years after stroke onset
Exclusion
- Current cardiovascular abnormalities other than stroke such as ischemic cardiovascular event or coronary artery bypass surgery less than 3 months ago
- Musculoskeletal disorder which prevents subjects from participating in the exercise
- Resting blood pressure more than 200/110 mm Hg
- Current or previous pulmonary diseases in the past two years
- Osteoporosis and restricted passive movement in the major joints of the lower limbs
- Subjects will be excluded if they are unable to speak or understand English and/or unable to travel to the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) Neuromuscular Research Laboratory
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 5 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 5 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03479632
Start Date
March 5 2018
End Date
March 5 2020
Last Update
March 8 2019
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160