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Physical Capacity Building for Chronic Stroke
Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
Summary
Cardiac rehabilitation is the standard-of-care treatment option for patients with cardiovascular disease and has been shown to improve many aspects critical to patient recovery. Investigators believe that individuals who have had a stroke need to be treated similarly. Investigators will study the effects of a comprehensive modified cardiac rehabilitation program to determine if it can improve some of the physical and psychosocial problems common in survivors of stroke with and without depression.
Official title: Modified Cardiac Rehabilitation to Enhance Post-Stroke Physical and Psychosocial Function: Does Depression Limit the Response?
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
76
Start Date
2025-08-05
Completion Date
2029-08
Last Updated
2025-12-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Physical capacity training for chronic stroke - building aerobic capacity and muscle strength
The general format of each exercise session includes assessment of resting heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) followed by a 5-minute warm-up, a minimum of 30 minutes of aerobic exercise followed by 25 minutes of resistance exercise. Aerobic exercise will always include a minimum of 10 minutes of walking (overground or treadmill) at the prescribed intensity followed by cycle, arm or rowing ergometry. Sessions will begin at a target intensity of \~60% heart rate reserve (HRR) determined from the exercise tolerance test performed at baseline and calculated using Karvonen's formula. The goal will be to increase training intensity by \~5% HRR every \~3 weeks and progressed as tolerated. Resistance exercise will target all major muscle groups and include multiple sets dosed at the 10-repetition to fatigue level (\~75% of the 1-repetition maximum). Resistance exercises will be progressed with improvements in strength or as tolerated.
Locations (1)
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States