Increasing activity after stroke: a randomized controlled trial of high-intensity walking and step activity intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical inactivity in people with chronic stroke profoundly affects daily function and increases recurrent stroke risk and mortality, making physical activity improvements an important target of intervention. We compared the effects of a high-intensity walking intervention (FAST), a step activity monitoring behavioral intervention (SAM), or a combined intervention (FAST+SAM) on physical activity (i.e., steps per day). We hypothesized the combined intervention would yield the greatest increase in steps per day.

Methods

This assessor-blinded multi-site randomized controlled trial was conducted at four university/hospital-based laboratories. Participants were 21-85 years old, walking without physical assistance following a single, unilateral non-cerebellar stroke of

SUBMITTER: Thompson ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10441496 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature