SunRISe Study - Stroke Rehabilitation In Suriname

Catholic University (KU) of Leuven

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Behavioral: Home base stroke rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02717715

VG 023-15

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to determine the effect of a supervised home-based physical fitness program on the aerobic capacity, quality of gait and health related quality of life in people with chronic ischemic stroke. Secondly, feasibility of the program for implementing a long term lifestyle change will be investigated.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ability to give informed consent
• ability to understand measurement procedures defined as MMSE >24
• last stroke >6 months ago
• mild to moderate stroke deficit defined by Fugl Meyer test score of 27 to 90 for upper and lower extremities
• FAC ≥3
• medical clearance to participate in a moderate exercise program
• living at home and having a minimum of 5 stairs at home

Exclusion criteria

• serious cardiac condition
• other serious end organ damage
• other neurological deficits leading to disability
• uncontrolled blood pressure (systolic pressure >140, diastolic pressure >90)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Stroke patients from the intervention group will be, on top of usual care, offered a holistic home based and semi-supervised stroke rehabilitation program followed by a period of tele-supervision.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Home base stroke rehabilitation

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The participants in the control group will only receive usual care.