Fit for Function: A Community Wellness Program for Persons With Stroke

NCT ID: NCT01194102

Last Updated: 2018-04-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

61 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-10-31

Study Completion Date

2012-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether persons with stroke participating in a 12-week community based wellness program for persons who have had a stroke, experience improved mobility (6 Minute Walk Test), balance, (The Short Portable Performance Test and Timed Up and Go), strength (JAMAR hand grip dynamometry), level of physical activity (Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity), reintegration in community (Reintegration into Normal Living Index), self efficacy (Patient Activation Measure) and Quality of Life (Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale) compared to persons who do not participate in the program.

Detailed Description

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The program will be delivered through a partnership between Hamilton Health Sciences, the YMCA and McMaster University. Participants will attend the YMCA for exercise sessions several times a week and receive education on how to take care of themselves after a stroke. The staff who will deliver the program will have specialized training on how to help people with stroke to exercise safely and effectively. Control group participants will be provided with YMCA memberships but will not have access to stroke specific education and group exercise classes.

Staff assisting the control group will be trained in safety and contraindications after stroke, but will not receive the additional specialized training in exercise/education programs for persons with stroke.

Conditions

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Stroke

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Stroke Community Wellness Program

Participants with stroke will attend a 12 week Community Wellness Program. The program consists of a Community Based Exercise Program at the YMCA (2x 1 hour exercise sessions per week with specially trained fitness instructors). They will also attend a 1 hour long "Living with Stroke" education session one time per week and an independent exercise session in the fitness centre one time per week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Community Based Exercise Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Three supervised exercise sessions per week, including individual and group sessions aimed at strengthening, flexibility and cardiovascular exercise.

Living with Stroke Education program

Intervention Type OTHER

Weekly 1 hour long education sessions on living with stroke, aimed at helping participants take better care of their health after a stroke.

YMCA membership

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants have access to YMCA facilities along with up to 7 individual sessions with a fitness trainer.

Regular YMCA membership

The control group will have access to YMCA facilities to use at their discretion but will not attend the Community Based Exercise Program for stroke survivors or the "Living with Stroke" education program. YMCA staff working with the control group will not receive specialized training in exercise and education for stroke survivors but will be trained on important safety precautions and contraindications to exercise after stroke.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

YMCA membership

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants have access to YMCA facilities along with up to 7 individual sessions with a fitness trainer.

Interventions

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Community Based Exercise Program

Three supervised exercise sessions per week, including individual and group sessions aimed at strengthening, flexibility and cardiovascular exercise.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Living with Stroke Education program

Weekly 1 hour long education sessions on living with stroke, aimed at helping participants take better care of their health after a stroke.

Intervention Type OTHER

YMCA membership

Participants have access to YMCA facilities along with up to 7 individual sessions with a fitness trainer.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* adults ≥18years
* living in the community
* able to ambulate ≥10 meters with or without an assistive device
* able to tolerate 60 minutes activity with rest intervals
* have clearance from a physician to participate in the program
* can independently follow instructions
* are not involved in active rehabilitation

Exclusion Criteria

* musculoskeletal contraindications to exercise
* unstable cardiovascular conditions
* unstable medical conditions
* significant cognitive impairment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ontario Stroke Network

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

McMaster University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Julie Richardson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McMaster University

Locations

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Les Chater Family YMCA

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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OSNRC-2010

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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