Heart-Brain Retraining for Stroke Rehabilitation

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Conditions studied: Stroke

In brief

The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of how different types of exercise can help people after a stroke. The investigators want to study if different types of exercise will improve the use of arm and hand function after a stroke.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02076776

Run by

The Cleveland Clinic

People needed

21

Starts

2012-08-01

Expected to finish

2014-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Able to provide informed consent
• Within 6-12 months of diagnosis of single ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, confirmed with neuroimaging
• Fugl-Meyer Motor Score 19-55 in involved upper extremity
• Approval from patient's primary care physician
• Age between 18 and 85 years

You may not qualify if…

• Hospitalization for myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or heart surgery (CABG or valve replacement) within 3 months of study enrollment
• Serious cardiac arrhythmia
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Severe aortic stenosis
• Cardiac pacemaker
• Pulmonary embolus
• Other medical or musculoskeletal contraindication to exercise
• Significant cognitive impairment (unable to follow 1-2 step commands) or major psychiatric disorder (major depression, generalized anxiety) that will cause difficulty in study participation
• Anti-spasticity injection (botox) in upper extremity within 3 months of study enrollment
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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