Aerobic Walking Exercise for Non-Ambulatory Stroke Survivors

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Conditions studied: Stroke

In brief

By doing this study, researchers hope to learn the effects of aerobic exercise on heart, lung, and bone health in people who cannot walk after a stroke.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03479632

Run by

University of Kansas Medical Center

People needed

40

Starts

2018-03-05

Expected to finish

2020-03-05

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Independent ambulation before stroke
• Be able to understand and follow verbal commands in English
• Have physicians' approval for exercise, and be in stable medical condition
• Participant's first stroke
• Unable to walk independently according to Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) (<2) after in-patient rehabilitation treatment
• Between 6 weeks to 5 years after stroke onset

You may not qualify if…

• Current cardiovascular abnormalities other than stroke such as ischemic cardiovascular event or coronary artery bypass surgery less than 3 months ago
• Musculoskeletal disorder which prevents subjects from participating in the exercise
• Resting blood pressure more than 200/110 mm Hg
• Current or previous pulmonary diseases in the past two years
• Osteoporosis and restricted passive movement in the major joints of the lower limbs
• Subjects will be excluded if they are unable to speak or understand English and/or unable to travel to the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) Neuromuscular Research Laboratory

Where it is running

• University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States (enrolling)

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