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Weight Loss and ExeRcise
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
Weight loss interventions for neurologically health individuals have established benefits for improving physical and psychosocial function. The investigators believe that Veterans who have had a stroke would realize similar benefits and that the effects would be enhanced with concurrent exercise training. The investigators will study the effects of a 15-week lifestyle management program to determine if it can effectively improve some of the physical and psychosocial problems common in Veterans who have had a stroke.
Official title: Enhancing Mobility and Psychosocial Function in Obese Veterans Following Stroke Via Weight Loss and ExeRcise (EMPOWER)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
99
Start Date
2024-05-01
Completion Date
2028-03-31
Last Updated
2025-04-27
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
FOCUS-15 Lifestyle Management Program
15 week weight management program
Exercise Training
15 weeks of progressive exercise training
Locations (1)
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC
Charleston, South Carolina, United States