Fitness And Functioning After Stroke. The Relative Aerobic Load of Daily Life for People after Stroke
- Conditions
- cerebrovasculair accidentcerebrovascular accident (CVA)Stroke10007963
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON46699
- Lead Sponsor
- Heliomare
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 260
- Is over 18 years old.
- Meets the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) inclusion criteria for maximal exercise testing (Thompson et al. 2013; Pescatello et al. 2014);Only applicable for people after stroke:
- Suffered a first or recurrent stroke, as diagnosed by a neurologist
- Receives rehabilitation treatment care in Heliomare
- Time since stroke between 7 days and 6 months at time of inclusion (subacute stroke; Bernhardt et al. 2017)
- Scheduled for a CPET as part of clinical practice
- Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) 2 or higher, indicating that the patient is able to perform balancing and coordinating tasks with or without some assistance
- For ambulatory activities; Berg Balance Score > 45 to limit fall risk during the activity (Berg et al. 1989)
- Able to understand instructions
- Exclusion criteria for CPET as determined by the ACSM (Pescatello et al. 2014)
- Absolute contra-indications for exercise as determined by the ACSM (Pescatello et al. 2014)
- Cognitive or communicative disorders leading to inability to understand instructions or exercises
- Non-stroke related sensory, motoric or orthopaedic disorders influencing movements of daily living
- Non-stroke related disorders that influence aerobic load or aerobic capacity
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>This study will assess the absolute and relative aerobic load of various daily<br /><br>activities for people that have experienced a stroke. For this purpose, oxygen<br /><br>consumption will be measured during these activities and during a maximal<br /><br>cardiopulmonary exercise test. Furthermore, activity levels in daily life will<br /><br>be assessed through activity monitoring and the relationship between activity<br /><br>level, fatigue and relative aerobic load will be determined. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The aerobic load of daily tasks will additionally be expressed in heart rate<br /><br>and rating of perceived exertion. Furthermore the influence of cognitive and<br /><br>functional characteristics on aerobic load and on activity level will be<br /><br>assessed. </p><br>