Inflammatory Abnormalities in Muscle After Stroke: Effects of Exercise

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Conditions studied: Stroke, Inflammation

In brief

The purpose of this study is to first define whether abnormalities of skeletal muscle are related to the presence of inflammation and to poor motor performance and whether this can be modified by exercise interventions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00387712

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

99

Starts

2006-10-01

Expected to finish

2014-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-14

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Chronic stroke (>6 months after initial stroke)
• Age 40-80
• Stable neurologic deficits
• Able to walk with an assistive device
• Language skills to understand the training program safely

You may not qualify if…

• No anticoagulation or medical conditions that preclude exercise.
• No dementias or depression

Where it is running

• VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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