Reshaping Exercise Habits and Beliefs (REHAB)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cerebrovascular Accident, Stroke

In brief

Regular exercise has been demonstrated to improve muscle strength, balance, coordination as well as improve cardiovascular fitness levels and overall quality of life in stroke survivors. This study is designed to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a 12-week intervention to education and encourage stroke survivors to exercise following discharge from rehabilitation settings using a walking program and targeted functional activity homework.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00431821

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

90

Starts

2006-10-01

Expected to finish

2012-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-07-22

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 40-85 years old ischemic Stroke patients,
• Stroke onset <90 days at enrollment,
• Hemiparetic gait disorder,
• Patients able to walk 30ft with or w/out assistive device,
• Sufficient English comprehension to understand instructions, provide consent, and answer questions,
• Lives within 30 miles of the Greater Baltimore area.

You may not qualify if…

• Dementia (extended MMSE <85 or <80 if education level below 9th grade),
• Untreated major clinical depression (CES-D>16) and confirmed with clinical interview,
• Heavy alcohol use (<3 oz liquor, 3, 4-oz glasses of wine, or 3, 12- oz beers daily),
• Active cancer, or any illness with a life expectancy of less than 6 months,
• Any condition in which exercise activity would be contraindicated including, but not limited to: unstable angina, cardiac ischemic event within the past 6 months, congestive heart failure (Stage III or IV), major orthopedic chronic pain or non-stroke neuromuscular disorders restricting exercise, oxygen-dependent COPD or peripheral neuropathy.

Where it is running

• Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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