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