Aerobic Training on Cardio-respiratory Fitness and Health Related Quality of Life
ConditionHemiplegia, Spastic
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age55-65
SponsorAdly A Adam
About this trial
Stroke is a major health problem among Egyptian population; an obvious raise in stroke prevalence in all Egyptian governorates. Most stroke survivors commonly develop disabilities those were correlated with restricted physical activity levels. Stroke survivors' cardio-respiratory fitness has several negative impacts such as elevated risk of being affected by other cardiovascular diseases. So, the current study will be conducted to cover the lack in literature concerning the effect of aerobic training on cardiovascular endurance in stroke survivors aiming to faster recovery and reduce the risk of cardiac dysfunction and recurrent strokes.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Both genders,
Age range is 55-65 years old,
Within one year post ischemic stroke,
Right or left sided stroke,
Disqualifiers
Sever anemia,
Uncontrolled hypertension, or diabetes mellitus,
Recent cardiothoracic surgeries,
Cognitive disorders 'mini mental state exam less than 24'
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Aerobic training program
Other interventionAerobic training program; on interval moderate mode, 3 session per week, for 16 weeks, along 30-40 minutes, plus 5-10 minutes of warm up and 5 minutes cooling down, with 50-80% of maximal heart rate for each patient based on age. that progress every month by 10% directed by rating of perceived exertion.
Selected physical therapy program for post stroke patients
Other interventionSelected neurorehabilitation for 1 hour session; 3 sessions per week, for 16 weeks. It involves weight shift side to side, reaching toward weak side, shoulder flexion overhead, shoulder external rotation, overhead press, shoulder internal rotation with Thera-band, heel slides, bridging, lying terminal knee extension, toe and heel raises, sensory reeducation exercises, and body awareness therapy.
Treatment groups
80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Aerobic Training Group AExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: Control Group BOther 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
6-Minutes walk test
A sub-maximal exercise test will be used to assess aerobic capacity and endurance, and functional capability of stroke survivors. 6-Minutes walk test requires stop watch, measuring/ trundle wheel, 30 meter stretch of unimpeded walk way, 2 cones, pulse oximeter, and Borg breathlessness scale. It has excellent reliability, validity, and responsiveness. Its' gained scoring values will be expressed in meters that if more indicates better recovery.
Time frame
Baseline of the study, and after 16 weeks at the end of the study.Secondary outcomes
1
Stroke Impact Scale
A stroke-specific, self-reported, health status measure. It is designed to assess multi-dimensional stroke outcomes involving strength (4 items), hand function (5 items), activities of daily living/ instrumental activities of daily living (10 items), mobility (9 items), communication (7 items), emotion (9 items), memory (7 items), and participation (8 items). The over score ranged from Zero indicating no recovery up to 100 indicating full recovery
Time frame
Baseline of the study, and after 16 weeks at the end of the study.Sponsors and contacts
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Adly A Adam
Lead sponsor
Cairo University
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov