Fitness intervention trial post-stroke (FITS): Enhancing walking endurance using home rehabilitation programs

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Circulatory System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN45155177
• Lead Sponsor: McGill University (Canada)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

1. Verified stroke requiring hospital admission (based on clinical and radiological evidence)
2. Aged 50 years and older, either sex
3. Ability to walk a minimum of 10 meters independently, using an aid or orthotic, with or without supervision
4. Less than one year since the last cerebrovascular event at the time of recruitment
5. Discharge from active rehabilitation (usually around 3 to 4 months post-stroke but not less than 1 month) into the geographic study area of greater Montreal and greater Halifax

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe cognitive deficits as evaluated by the Telephone Version of the Mini-Mental State Examination such that the subject does not understand their participation in the study
2. Receptive aphasia as evaluated by the Canadian Neurological Scale or the treating speech therapist
3. Illness or disability precluding participation in either rehabilitation intervention
4. Failure to pass a standard cardiology orientated history and physical examination complemented by a baseline screening exercise stress test

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Walking endurance (6 minute walk test [6MWT]) measured at 12 months after recruitment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL)<br>2. Gait Speed<br>3. Balance<br>4. Community Re-Integration<br>5. Stroke Specific Quality of Life<br>6. Fatigue<br>7. Depression<br>8. Anxiety <br>9. Anger