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| Sponsor: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
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| Information provided by (Responsible Party): | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00431821 |
Purpose
Regular exercise has been demonstrated to improve muscle strength, balance, coordination as well as improve cardiovascular fitness levels and overall quality of life in stroke survivors. This study is designed to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a 12-week intervention to education and encourage stroke survivors to exercise following discharge from rehabilitation settings using a walking program and targeted functional activity homework.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
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Cerebrovascular Accident Stroke |
Behavioral: Exercise Other: Stroke education |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label |
| Official Title: | Reshaping Exercise Habits and Beliefs (REHAB): Pilot Testing of a Behavioral Intervention to Improve Mobility After Stroke |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 90 |
| Study Start Date: | October 2006 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | October 2012 |
| Primary Completion Date: | February 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1
Home-based exercise prescriptions with weekly motivational telephone calls.
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Behavioral: Exercise
Home-based exercise prescriptions with weekly motivational telephone calls.
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2
Stroke education program with matched attention phone calls
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Other: Stroke education
Stroke education program with matched attention phone calls
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 40 Years to 85 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| United States, Maryland | |
| Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD | |
| Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Marianne Shaughnessy, RN PhD | Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00431821 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | H24242 |
| Study First Received: | February 2, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | January 24, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
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Exercise Rehabilitation Stroke |
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Cerebral Infarction Stroke Brain Infarction Brain Ischemia Cerebrovascular Disorders |
Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |