Phase 3Completed
Physical Fitness Training in Subacute Stroke (PHYS-Stroke)
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany (Academic or other)
- Enrolment
- 200 enrolled
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Interventions
- physical fitness training; relaxation
- Ages
- adults, older adults
- Registry
- NCT01953549
From the registry
The aim of this study is to investigate whether a 4-week physical fitness training (target intervention) in stroke patients (subacute stage) increase the walking speed and activities of daily living compared with a control intervention (relaxation exercises). The target or control intervention is performed in addition to standard rehabilitation treatment.
Primary outcomes
- Gait speed and Barthel Index (BI) (co-primary endpoint)