Physical Capacity Building for Chronic Stroke
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorMedical University of South Carolina
About this trial
Cardiac rehabilitation is the standard-of-care treatment option for patients with cardiovascular disease and has been shown to improve many aspects critical to patient recovery. Investigators believe that individuals who have had a stroke need to be treated similarly. Investigators will study the effects of a comprehensive modified cardiac rehabilitation program to determine if it can improve some of the physical and psychosocial problems common in survivors of stroke with and without depression.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 18-80
A diagnosis of stroke at least 6 months prior
Residual paresis in the lower extremity (Fugl-Meyer lower extremity [LE] motor score <34)
Ability to walk without assistance and without an AFO during testing and training at speeds ranging from 0.2-1.0 m/s
Disqualifiers
Unable to ambulate at least 150 feet or experienced intermittent claudication while walking
Unstable cardiac arrhythmias, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, severe aortic stenosis, angina or dyspnea at rest or during ADL's
Dementia
Life expectancy <1 yr
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Physical capacity training for chronic stroke - building aerobic capacity and muscle strength
Treatment groups
76 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Medical University of South Carolina
Lead sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov