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The Effectiveness of Moderate-vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity and Health Education to Increase Intense Physical Activity in Stroke Survivors: a Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial (MV-ILPA-stroke)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Moderate-vigorous physical activity for Physical Inactivity and Stroke. Completed, enrolled 36 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Stroke is the leading cause of disability in Spain. Additionally, it is the second leading cause of death in women and the third in both sexes. Regular physical activity (PA) helps prevent and manage stroke. It also helps with hypertension, maintains a healthy body weight, and improves mental health, quality of life, and well-being. PA plays a prominent role in inpatient care after stroke. However, stroke survivors become more sedentary when discharged from the hospital. They have muscle weakness, reduced balance, and fatigue. Consequently, PA levels of community-dwelling post-stroke individuals remain lower than their age-matched counterparts. Continued PA can help this population maintain and improve physical function, and reduce long-term functional limitations, and mortality risk.
Study Details
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Interventions
The experimental group will receive usual care plus the MV-ILPA and education program. First, a physiotherapist will conduct a face-to-face session with the patients detailing the health benefits of moderate to vigorous PA and the negative effects of not including it in their daily lives. Patients will receive a booklet with all the key information. Secondly, participants will take the MV-ILPA program. This program consists of completing 4 length-standardised moderate-to-vigorous intense bouts per day (3 minutes each) of activities of daily living (sit-to-stand, going up/down stairs, walking fast indoors, and walking up small slopes) every day for 12 weeks. Once per week for 12 weeks, a physiotherapist will go to the patient\'s home for a face-to-face session or videoconference. This physiotherapist will foster participants' independence and self-management. The PA intensity will be increased weekly by increasing the execution speed and including weights.