Home-based aerobic exercise in patients with lacunar stroke: Design of the HITPALS randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effects of physical exercise in patients with lacunar stroke, seem promising in secondary prevention and only few studies have investigated the effect of high-intensity interval training in patients with lacunar stroke. This study will be investigating whether high-intensity interval training improves cardiovascular fitness as well as cognitive- and endothelial function and potentially attenuating the risk of recurrent stroke.

Methods

A randomized controlled trial evaluating 12 weeks of home-based, high-intensity interval training compared with usual care. The intervention group will be exercising 15 min a day, 5 days a week, for 12 weeks. Outcomes will be evaluated at baseline, three, six and twelve months post-stroke with 'The Graded Cycling Test with Talk T

SUBMITTER: Steen Krawcyk R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6378897 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature