The Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Stroke Patients

NCT ID: NCT05058586

Last Updated: 2021-09-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-07-01
• Study Completion Date: 2018-01-31

Brief Summary

Background:

Aerobic exercise training has favorable effects on quality of life, motor recovery, and aerobic endurance after stroke.

Objectives: In this study, the investigators aimed to explore the effects of anti-gravity treadmill gait training and underwater walking therapy on cardiorespiratory fitness in stroke survivors.

Detailed Description

Methods: Seventy patients with a history of stroke were admitted to our center between July 2017 and January 2018. Subjects who participated in the study were randomly assigned to anti-gravity treadmill training, underwater walking therapy, and control group. Investigators examined the aerobic capacity of participants by using the 6-minute walk test and cycle ergometer testing before starting the treatment along with a one-month follow-up. The patient's balance was examined by using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS).

Conditions

Stroke, Cardiovascular

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Conventional theraphy group

13 patients received twenty sessions of conventional therapy for four weeks

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

The Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Functional Capacity, Balance and Ventricular Repolarization Indices in Stroke Patients

Intervention Type: OTHER

Seventy patients with history of stroke admitted to our center between July 2017 and January 2018. Subjects participated in the study were randomly assigned to anti-gravity treadmill training, underwater walking therapy and control group. We examined aerobic capacity of participants by using 6-minute walk test and cycle ergometer testing before starting the treatment along with one month follow up. Patient's balance examined by using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS).

Anti gravity treadmill training

13 patients received twenty sessions of conventional therapy for four weeks and Alter-G training was performed 3 days/week for 4 weeks, with up to 30 min. of training per session.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

The Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Functional Capacity, Balance and Ventricular Repolarization Indices in Stroke Patients

Intervention Type: OTHER

Seventy patients with history of stroke admitted to our center between July 2017 and January 2018. Subjects participated in the study were randomly assigned to anti-gravity treadmill training, underwater walking therapy and control group. We examined aerobic capacity of participants by using 6-minute walk test and cycle ergometer testing before starting the treatment along with one month follow up. Patient's balance examined by using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS).

Underwater walking therapy group

13 patients received twenty sessions of conventional therapy for four weeks and three sessions of aerobic exercise treatment of 45 minutes per week underwater

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

The Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Functional Capacity, Balance and Ventricular Repolarization Indices in Stroke Patients

Intervention Type: OTHER

Seventy patients with history of stroke admitted to our center between July 2017 and January 2018. Subjects participated in the study were randomly assigned to anti-gravity treadmill training, underwater walking therapy and control group. We examined aerobic capacity of participants by using 6-minute walk test and cycle ergometer testing before starting the treatment along with one month follow up. Patient's balance examined by using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS).

Interventions

The Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Functional Capacity, Balance and Ventricular Repolarization Indices in Stroke Patients

Seventy patients with history of stroke admitted to our center between July 2017 and January 2018. Subjects participated in the study were randomly assigned to anti-gravity treadmill training, underwater walking therapy and control group. We examined aerobic capacity of participants by using 6-minute walk test and cycle ergometer testing before starting the treatment along with one month follow up. Patient's balance examined by using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS).

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients between the ages of 18 and 80 and diagnosed with stroke and time from stroke onset to admission were longer than three months
• Independent walking ability more than 10 meters with or without assistance
• Patients whose cognitive and functional status were suitable for the training program

Exclusion Criteria

• Had a previous history of stroke
• Bilateral hemiplegia
• Leg-length difference >2.0 cm
• Fixed flexion contracture or severe joint deformity
• Bladder or bowel incontinence
• Open wound
• Cardiovascular complaints and can not tolerate exercise training
• Other neurological comorbidities including, multiple sclerosis (MS), spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), Parkinson's disease, and intracranial tumors
• Congestive heart failure
• Atrial fibrillation (AF), use of antiarrhythmic drugs affecting QT duration, any type of bundle branch block on electrocardiogram (ECG)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Yasin Demir

Associate professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Konya City Hospital

Meram, Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Gaziler Physical Theraphy and Rehabilitation

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

21

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id