Motivators and Barriers for Physical Activity in Patients With Minor Stroke

NCT ID: NCT04332458

Last Updated: 2022-04-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-06-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-01-16

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate motivators and barriers for physical activity in patients discharged from hospital for a minor stroke or TIA. The study has a qualitative research design and will be conducted by focus group interviews.

Detailed Description

Little is known about motivators and barriers for physical activity after hospital discharge for patients with a minor stroke or TIA. These patients have few and temporary symptoms and are therefore discharged early from the hospital or seen in a outpatient TIA clinic. Standard treatment are preventive medication and advice on self-managed lifestyle changes. Occurrence of one ischemic stroke or TIA predisposes to further ischemic strokes and patients are at risk of developing cognitive deficits or vascular dementia over time unless multiple preventive measures are taken including physical activity. The purpose is to investigate motivators and barriers for physical activity after hospital discharge by focus-group interviewing this potential fragile group of patients. The research team want to facilitate the patients to be physically active and thereby prevent a recurrent stroke and slow the progression of vascular diseases.

Conditions

Stroke, Ischemic

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Patients with stroke without exercise experience

Patients who are discharged from the hospital within one month after a minor stroke or TIA and are not offered physical rehabilitation afterwards

Group Type: OTHER

A focus group interview

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

this is a qualitative study using focus group interviewing.

Patients with stroke with exercise experience

Patients with a minor stroke who have participated in an exercise study (HITPALS)

Group Type: OTHER

A focus group interview

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

this is a qualitative study using focus group interviewing.

Interventions

A focus group interview

this is a qualitative study using focus group interviewing.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) without the need of a re-habilitation plan, but needs an exercise plan in order to prevent a recurrent stroke
• Patients who have participated in ≤ 1 hour of vigorous intensity activity on weekly basis within the last 3 months
• Patients able to speak, read, and understand Danish
• Patients ≥ 18 years of age and able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with previous large artery stroke with sequelae preventing aerobic exercise in groups
• Symptoms or comorbidities preventing aerobic exercise in groups
• Dyspnoea caused by heart or lung diseases (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD))
• Aphasia or dementia interfering with participation in aerobic groups exercise
• Patients with Intermittent claudication/vascular claudication

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Herlev Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Christina Kruuse

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

christina Kruuse, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Herlev Gentofte Hospital, Department of Neurology

Locations

Herlev Hospital

Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark

Countries

Denmark

Other Identifiers

H-20014119

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id