Effects of Regular Brisk Walking in Chronic Stroke Patients

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Behavioral: physical training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01570920

2008/04JUIL/193

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic stroke patients (>6 months) fulfilling including criteria were trained during 3 months. The physical training program was based on walking.

Full description

Participants had been evaluated 4 times during a long follow-up period of 7 months. Activity limitations were assessed at baseline (enrollment time point), 1 month, 4 months and 7 months later.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Stroke onset > or = 6 months
• Able to walk without human assistance (may use walking aid)
• Sign informed consent form
• Approval from physician for participation in study
• Live in Belgium or in Benin

Exclusion criteria

• cardiac history of active unstable angina, recent (less than 3 months) myocardial infarction, or congestive heart failure
• orthopedic, circulatory, or chronic pain conditions restricting exercise;
• dementia;
• severe receptive or global aphasia with inability to follow 2-step commands;
• co-morbid non-stroke neurological disorder that impairs mobility (e.g. MS or Parkinson's);

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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34 participants in 1 patient group

walking

Experimental group

Description:

a cohort of stroke patients trained during 3 month, based on walking

Treatment:

Behavioral: physical training