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PROPEL program for Stroke

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Waitlist Available
Led By Avril Mansfield, PhD
Research Sponsored by Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6-months post-discharge
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether adding a self-management component to group exercise during rehabilitation will increase participation in exercise after rehabilitation for people who have had a stroke.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6-months post-discharge
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6-months post-discharge for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Number of patients who meet recommended intensity, frequency, and duration of physical activity
Secondary outcome measures
Barriers to Being Active Quiz
Short Outcome Expectation for Exercise scale
Short Self-Efficacy for Exercise scale

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: PROPEL programExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The PROPEL program involves both group aerobic exercise (as described above) and group discussion aimed at enabling participation in exercise after discharge. Components of the PROPEL program were developed according to the Transtheoretical Model of health behaviour change and Social Cognitive Theory. In addition to group exercise participants will attend 1-hour small group discussion sessions once weekly to learn self-management skills for exercise in preparation for discharge from rehabilitation. These discussions include: identifying and solving problems around barriers to exercise; understanding personal and general benefits of exercise; exploring appropriate community resources for exercise; and finding individualized and realistic strategies for incorporating exercise in a regular routine. Participants will become comfortable with progressing their exercise and will set short- and long-term exercise goals.
Group II: Group aerobic exercise onlyActive Control1 Intervention
Supervised group exercise up to 3-times/week for 6 weeks. A typical exercise session will involve a 3-5 minute 'warm-up', 20-30 minutes of aerobic exercise at a target heart rate determined from a sub-maximal test, and a 3-5 minute 'cool-down' of low-intensity exercise. The choice of exercise modality for the submaximal test and for training (e.g., recumbent stepper, cycle ergometer, or treadmill) will be individually prescribed based on patients' sensori-motor recovery, postural control, functional abilities, and safety. Heart rate, blood pressure, rate of perceived exertion, workload, and duration of training will be documented for each session. These data will be reviewed by the physiotherapist with appropriate progression of the intensity and/or duration of exercise as necessary. Participants may receive general advice to keep physically active after discharge, and may receive an individualized home exercise program, as is currently routine care at all sites.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

St. Joseph's Care GroupOTHER
3 Previous Clinical Trials
421 Total Patients Enrolled
McMaster UniversityOTHER
877 Previous Clinical Trials
2,596,003 Total Patients Enrolled
21 Trials studying Stroke
41,680 Patients Enrolled for Stroke
Toronto Rehabilitation InstituteLead Sponsor
50 Previous Clinical Trials
5,564 Total Patients Enrolled
13 Trials studying Stroke
3,064 Patients Enrolled for Stroke

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there vacancies remaining in this research project for participants?

"As featured on clinicaltrials.gov, the trial is no longer accepting patients; it was initially published February 1st 2017 before being edited on April 25th 2022. Despite this, there are still 1044 other trials actively enrolling volunteers at present."

Answered by AI
~7 spots leftby Mar 2025