Aerobic Walking Exercise for Non-Ambulatory Stroke Survivors
Purpose
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.
Condition
- Stroke
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 18 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- 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
Exclusion Criteria
- 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
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Intervention Group |
The intervention group will undergo an aerobic walking program using a treadmill, a body-weight support system, and an assistive device. |
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Active Comparator Control Group |
The control group will receive standard physical therapy (PT). |
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Recruiting Locations
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas 66160
Kansas City, Kansas 66160
More Details
- Status
- Unknown status
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center