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Filter by:BP-REACH is a study of a team-based (pharmacist and health coach) program for lowering blood pressure for people with a prior stroke or heart attack in the Los Angeles Department of Health Services public healthcare system. The goal of this clinical trial is to test if this team based program is better at helping people reduce their blood pressure than usual care for people with prior heart attack or stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Do people in the REACH BP program have lower blood pressure at 12 months compared to those getting usual care? - Do people in the REACH BP program have better Life's Essential 8 scores and patient experience compared to those getting usual care?
This study was conducted to examine effects of gait training with exoskeleton ExoAthlet and Lokomat Free-D on functional independence, functional capacity and quality of life in stroke patients.
People living with stroke have very low aerobic fitness, which can negatively impact brain health. Identifying the best exercise which includes exercise stimulus type (interval, continuous) or intensity, how hard to exercise (moderate, high) that benefit aerobic fitness, vascular health, and the brain's main blood vessels after stroke are unknown. This study is designed to determine the preliminary efficacy of high-volume HIIT to moderate intensity exercise using a seated stepper exercise device that allows the arms and legs to move back and forth.
It is known that the acute period of stroke occurs is accompanied by oxidative stress, when intense generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) have a toxic effect, which causes oxidative degradation of proteins, lipids, nucleic acids. Antioxidants may have a positive effect on the processes of reparation, remodeling and neuroplasticity, thus improving the effectiveness of post-stroke rehabilitation. The adjunctive use of drug therapy that improves neuroplasticity may promote accelerated motor learning, which underlies the effects of exercise therapy and physical therapy, speech therapy, and sessions with a psychologist or occupational therapist. CYTOFLAVIN® is a combination of succinic acid, riboflavin, nicotinamide and inosine (riboxin) which has antihypoxic and antioxidant effects. The study hypothetizes that this neurometabolic drug will facilitate learning in stroke survivors and help to acquire new cognitive or motor skills necessary for daily living. The study will be conducted in two parallel groups of stroke survivors: the experimental group will be treated with Cytoflavin along with ohysical rehabilitation, the control group will receive standard rehabilitation course.
Stroke survivors have compromised vascular function which may contribute to secondary stroke risk, cardiovascular disease, and may limit their exercise tolerance. No studies have examined how femoral blood flow responds to both passive leg movement, a measure of microvascular function, as well as active leg contractions, a measure of the hyperemic response to exercise. Leg muscles with a reduced blood flow response to movement could be associated with decreased neuromuscular function, such as leg strength and fatigue. Preliminary data showing a single bout of ischemic conditioning may improve vascular function and muscle activation in healthy adults and individuals post-stroke. Therefore, the investigators want to examine if ischemic conditioning will also improve the blood flow response to passive leg movements as well as during single leg active contractions.
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a walking and balance training program designed to safely challenge and improve walking performance and balance in relation to walking speed, strength, endurance, and balance after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim and primary hypothesis of this research project is: Aim) Test and implement a new personalized intervention strategy, in addition to usual and customary care at an inpatient rehabilitation clinic, to improve patient outcomes with secondary conditions associated with impaired balance and walking that typically occur post brain injury. After validation of the locomotor Battery of tests, we will implement a personalized training strategy for individuals based on their battery profile. Hypothesis) Individuals training with this individualized protocol will demonstrate improved walking and balance outcomes and those with lesser pre-intervention impairment will improve at a greater rate than those with greater pre-intervention impairment.
Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a barrier to effective rehabilitation and recovery after stroke. Current treatment options are limited and there is an unmet need for specific and effective therapeutic options. Objective: To examine the safety and efficacy of Maraviroc, a CCR5 antagonist, as a possible add-on treatment option for PSD, in an open-labeled proof-of-concept clinical trial. Design, Setting, and Participants: A 10-week trial of daily oral 300 mg Maraviroc in ten patients with subcortical stroke suffering from PSD. Follow-up: eight weeks after completing treatment. Main Outcome Measure: A change in the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS).
Brief Summary: Post-Stroke shoulder pain is a well-known complication and is responsible for the reduction in functional outcomes. A number of factors related to post-stroke shoulder pain including shoulder activity limitation, spasticity of shoulder muscles, and shoulder subluxation. Stroke patients may suffer from pain caused by the stroke itself (central post-stroke pain). Physical therapy plays an important role in the management of post-stroke shoulder pain. Different physical therapy techniques and modalities have been used in reducing pain and increasing functional outcomes in post-stroke shoulder pain patients. This study aims to provide a combined analysis of two modalities: low-frequency TENS and Therapeutic Ultrasound in terms of effects on pain and functional disability. This will be a randomized clinical trial to determine the analgesic effect of low-frequency transcutaneous electrical stimulation and therapeutic ultrasound on functional disability in post-stroke shoulder pain. The study will be conducted in accordance with ethical guidelines of Riphah International University and a convenience sampling technique will be used. Patients aged 65-84 years, with a history of pain of more than 4 weeks will be included in our study. Patients having a stroke with other neurological deficits, unstable cardiovascular diseases such as ventricular arrhythmias, and stroke patients with a history of diagnosed frozen shoulder will be excluded from the study. Subjects will be randomly allocated into three groups. Baseline assessment of pain and functional disability of patients will be done using outcome measuring tools and clinical tests. Group A will receive low-frequency TENS and therapeutic Ultrasound as a treatment, group B will receive therapeutic ultrasound and Group C will receive low-frequency TENS as a treatment. The duration of the study will be six weeks and patients will receive a total of 12 treatment sessions (3 sessions per week for 4 weeks and then follow-up will be done for the next 2 weeks) and the duration of each session will be of 20-25 minutes. After 12 sessions, a final assessment will be done and the results will be analyzed. Frequencies and mean standard deviation will be measured, and parametric and non-parametric tests will be applied.
The aim of this study is to compare the effect of dual tasking and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on balance, cognition and motor function in chronic stroke patients. It will be randomized clinical trial.
The goal of this prospective randomized controlled study is to explore the clinical efficacy of acupuncture therapy combined with breathing training in patients with stroke complicated with pulmonary infection. The intervention group and control group were treated with conventional drug therapy, rehabilitation therapy and breathing training for 2 consecutive weeks. On this basis, the intervention group additionally received acupuncture therapy. To evaluate the clinical efficacy of both groups.