Chronic stroke survivors benefit from high-intensity aerobic treadmill exercise: A randomized control trial

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Background and objective. Ambulatory subjects after stroke may benefit from gait-oriented cardiovascular fitness training, but trials to date have not primarily assessed older persons. Methods. Thirty-eight subjects (age >60 years) with residual hemiparetic gait were enrolled >6 months after stroke. Participants were randomized to receive 3 months (3×/week) progressive graded, high-intensity aerobic treadmill exercise (TAEX) or conventional care physiotherapy. Primary outcome measures were peak exercise capacity (Vo2peak) and sustained walking capacity in 6-minute walks (6MW). Secondary measures were gait velocity in 10-m walks, Berg Balance Scale, functional leg strength (5 chair-rise), self-rated mobility (Rivermead Mobility Index), and quality of life (SF-12). Results. Thirty-six participants completed the study (18 TAEX, 18 controls). TAEX but not conventional care improved Vo2peak (difference 6.4 mL/kg/min, P

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Globas, C., Becker, C., Cerny, J., Lam, J. M., Lindemann, U., Forrester, L. W., … Luft, A. R. (2012). Chronic stroke survivors benefit from high-intensity aerobic treadmill exercise: A randomized control trial. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 26(1), 85–95. https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968311418675

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