Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with a minor stroke or TIA without the need of rehabilitation after hospital discharge, but need physical activity in order to prevent cardiovascular diseases * Patients spending ≤ 5 hour of leisure time on high-intensity physical activity on weekly basis within the last 3 months * Able to speak and read Danish and to provide informed consent * Individuals ≥ 18 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Previous large-artery stroke or hemorrhagic stroke * Unstable cardiac condition, e.g. pacemaker * Uncontrolled hypertension (patients not responding adequately to antihypertensive medication when applying treatment according to guidelines) * Symptoms or comorbidities not allowing exercise on a stationary bicycle (e.g. claudication) * Dyspnoea caused by heart or pulmonary disease (e.g. COPD) * Aphasia, or dementia that interferer with understanding the protocol and/or physical examinations. * Patients diagnosed with dementia at hospital admission (a score ≤23/30 on the Mini-Mental State Examination are not invited into the study)