Intensity matters: protocol for a randomized controlled trial exercise intervention for individuals with chronic stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Cardiovascular exercise is an effective method to improve cardiovascular health outcomes, but also promote neuroplasticity during stroke recovery. Moderate-intensity continuous cardiovascular training (MICT) is an integral part of stroke rehabilitation, yet it may remain a challenge to exercise at sufficiently high intensities to produce beneficial adaptations to neuroplasticity. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) could provide a viable alternative to achieve higher intensities of exercise by using shorter bouts of intense exercise interspersed with periods of recovery.

Methods and design

This is a two-arm, parallel-group multi-site RCT conducted at the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (Laval, Québec, Canada) and McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada).

SUBMITTER: Rodrigues L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9127488 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature