Forced Aerobic Exercise for Stroke Rehabilitation

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stroke

In brief

The purpose of the study is to determine if performing different types of aerobic exercise (cycling) before upper extremity exercises will help to improve outcomes after stroke.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02494518

Run by

The Cleveland Clinic

People needed

34

Starts

2015-07-01

Expected to finish

2017-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-28

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
• At least 6 months post diagnosis of single ischemic stroke, confirmed with neuroimaging
• Fugl-Meyer Motor Score 19-55 in involved upper extremity
• Approval from patient's 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
• Other serious heart and lung conditions (i.e.cardiomyopathy, 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
• Unstable blood pressure at rest or with exercise

Where it is running

• Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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